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Table 2 Determinants of choice of informal provider for infant male circumcision

From: The influence of socioeconomic factors on choice of infant male circumcision provider in rural Ghana; a community level population based study

 

Total number of infants

Number (%) of infants who received circumcision from an informal provider

n = 2847

n = 1670 (58.7%)

Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) model 1a

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) model 2b

Income status of household (quintile)

 1 (Lowest)

387

325 (84.0%)

7.12 (5.19–9.76)

5.77 (4.15–8.02)

4.42 (3.12–6.27)

 2

532

349 (65.6%)

2.59 (2.04–3.29)

2.26 (1.76–2.91)

1.89 (1.45–2.47)

 3

628

355 (56.5%)

1.77 (1.41–2.21)

1.67 (1.32–2.11)

1.49 (1.17–1.90)

 4

687

381 (55.5%)

1.69 (1.36–2.11)

1.58 (1.26–1.98)

1.48 (1.17–1.87)

 5 (Highest)

613

260 (42.4%)

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Missing data

0

-

-

Distance to health facility

 < 1 km

1444

776 (53.8%)

Ref

Ref

Ref

 1–4.9 km

741

433 (58.4%)

1.21 (1.01–1.45)

1.20 (1.00–1.45)

1.20 (1.00–1.45)

 5–9.9 km

400

286 (71.5%)

2.16 (1.70–2.74)

1.28 (1.00–1.67)

1.28 (1.00–1.67)

 10 km or more

186

154 (83.4%)

4.41 (2.94–6.61)

2.70 (1.76–4.12)

2.70 (1.76–4.12)

 Missing data

76

21 (26.6%)

-

-

  

Mean 3.2 km sd 3.7

-

Cost of circumcisionc

 Free

539

269 (49.9%)

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Less than 10 Ghs

145

114 (78.6%)

3.69 (2.40–5.68)

2.43 (1.54–3.84)

2.41 (1.53–3.79)

 Between 10 and 20 Ghs

1530

888 (58.0%)

1.39 (1.14–1.69)

1.22 (0.91–1.38)

1.14 (0.92–1.41)

 20 Ghs or more

554

337 (60.8%)

1.56 (1.23–1.98)

1.32 (1.03–1.69)

1.26 (0.97–1.63)

 Missing data

79

62 (78.5%)

Maternal occupation

 Gov’t/private employed

105

49 (46.7%)

0.63 (0.41–0.96)

1.19 (0.75–1.88)

1.41 (0.87–2.27)

 Self-employed

927

514 (55.4%)

0.89 (0.71–1.11)

1.19 (0.92–1.54)

1.21 (0.93–1.57)

 Farming

589

380 (64.6%)

1.31 (1.02–1.68)

0.91 (0.67–1.23)

0.87 (0.63–1.19)

 Not working

484

282 (58.3%)

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Missing data

742

445 (59.9%)

-

-

Maternal educational level

 None

512

359 (70.1%)

2.31 (1.83–2.92)

1.36 (1.05–1.77)

1.30 (1.00–1.70)

 Primary

1481

882 (59.6%)

1.45 (1.23–1.72)

1.24 (1.04–1.48)

1.21 (1.01–1.45)

 Secondary

850

427 (50.4%)

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Missing data

4

2 (28.6%)

-

-

Maternal religion

 Christian

2048

1081 (52.9%)

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Muslim

666

496 (74.5%)

2.60 (2.14–3.16)

2.26 (1.84–2.78)

2.40 (1.93–2.98)

 Traditional African/None

129

91 (70.5%)

2.13 (1.45–3.15)

1.36 (0.90–2.04)

1.33 (0.88–1.99)

 Missing data

4

2 (0.0%)

Maternal age (years)

 Less than 20

319

192 (60.4%)

Ref

Ref

Ref

 20–29

1458

854 (58.6%)

0.93 (0.72–1.19)

1.10 (0.85–1.42)

1.05 (0.80–1.37)

 30 or more

1066

622 (58.7%)

0.92 (0.72–1.19)

0.98 (0.74–1.28)

0.94 (0.71–1.23)

 Missing data

4

2 (28.6%)

Site of delivery

 Health facility

2291

1241 (54.2%)

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Home

549

425 (77.7%)

2.95 (2.37–3.66)

2.04 (1.62–2.59)

1.89 (1.49–2.41)

 Missing data

6

4 (40.0%)

Birth weight

 Less than 2.5 kg

214

136 (63.6%)

1.25 (0.94–1.67)

1.24 (0.91–1.69)

1.24 (0.91–1.70)

 2.5 kg or greater

2633

1534 (58.2%)

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Missing data

0

0 (0.0%)

Age at circumcision

 0–6 days

117

68 (58.1%)

Ref

Ref

Ref

 7–20 days

2556

1483 (58.3%)

0.99 (0.68–1.45)

1.09 (0.74–1.62)

1.08 (0.71–1.64)

 > 20 days

172

119 (69.2%)

1.62 (0.99–2.64)

1.31 (0.78–2.21)

1.29 (0.75–2.22)

 Missing data

2

0 (0.0%)

  1. Ref Reference group, CI Confidence interval, sd Standard deviation
  2. a Model 1. Adjusted for income status, cost of circumcision, religion, maternal education and maternal age
  3. bModel 2. Further adjusted for distance to health facility
  4. c1 Ghs = 0.6 $US (2012)