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Table 2 Predictors of unprescribed medicines use among pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria

From: Prevalence, predictors and pregnancy outcomes of unprescribed and herbal medicine use in Ibadan, Nigeria

 

Crude OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Characteristics

 Age

  Less than 35

1

   

  35 and above

0.99 (0.64—1.53)

0.948

  

 Education

  Primary or less

1

 

1

 

  Secondary

0.79 (0.19 – 3.39)

0.755

0.59 (0.19 – 3.29)

0.655

  Tertiary or higher

0.17 (0.04—0.71)

0.014

0.23 (0.06 – 0.95)

0.043

 Employment status

  Not employed

1

   

  Employed

1.53 (0.80 – 2.93)

0.199

  

 Religion

  Christianity

1

 

1

 

  Islam

1.71 (1.17—2.50)

0.006

0.91 (0.27 – 3.10)

0.266

 Marital status

  Single

1

   

  Ever married

0.83 (0.38—1.84)

0.655

  

 Income (monthly income in naira)

  Less than 20,000

1

 

1

 

  20,000–99,999

0.51 (0.33—0.79)

0.002

0.39 (0.12 – 1.27)

0.119

  100,000 and above

0.33 (0.16 – 0.69)

0.003

0.17 (0.01 – 1.60)

0.121

 Parity

  Nulliparous

1

 

1

 

  1–3

1.15 (0.80—1.65)

0.454

1.14 (0.40 – 3.23)

0.812

  4 and above

3.18 (1.29 – 7.85)

0.012

2.14 (0.19 – 3.29)

0.255

 Number of ANC visits

   < 4

1

 

1

 

   ≥ 4

0.38 (0.23 – 0.64)

 < 0.001

1.02 (0.29 – 3.60)

0.973

 Doses of tetanus toxoid

   < 2

1

   

   ≥ 2

0.60 (0.34—1.05)

0.077

  

 Doses of IPT-SP

   < 2

1

 

1

 

   ≥ 2

0.46 (0.28 – 0.77)

0.003

0.33 (0.10 – 0.99)

0.048

 Antenatal admission

  No

1

 

1

 

  Yes

4.60 (2.45 – 8.63)

 < 0.001

2.16 (0.69 – 6.76)

0.185

 Chronic medical illness

  No

1

   

  Yes

0.69 (0.39 – 1.23)

0.209

  

Lifestyle Factors

 Alcohol consumption

  No

1

   

  Yes

1.38 (0.83 – 2.27)

0.208

  

 Tobacco exposure

  No

1

   

  Yes

1.63 (0.68 – 3.95)

0.275

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