Table 4 Multivariate regression result of the predictors of MA cost-total sample
Variable (reference category) | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimate (95% CI) | Estimate (95% CI) | Estimate (95% CI) | Estimate (95% CI) | |
Age (< = 24 years) | ||||
 > 24 years | −3.9 (−13.0, 5.2) | 3.5(−3.8, 10.7) | −0.1 (−5.2, 5.0) | −0.5 (−5.4, 4.4) |
Marital status (Currently/formerly in union) | ||||
 Never in union | 5.6 (−3.4, 14.7) | 3.9 (−3.1, 10.9) | 4.8 (0.2, 9.4)** | 5.1 (0.5, 9.6)** |
Number of live births | −2.7 (−4.2, −1.2)*** | −2.0 (−3.3, −0.7)*** | −0.8 (−1.7, −0.0)** | −0.9 (−1.7, −0.0)** |
Education (Tertiary/higher) | ||||
 No education | −47.4 (−79.6, −15.2)*** | −23.3 (−52.6, 6.0) | 9.8 (−14.4, 34.0) | 8.6 (−15.5, 32.7) |
 Primary/JHS | −61.6 (−73.8, −49.3)*** | −31.9 (−41.4, −22.5)*** | −5.9 (−12.4, 0.6)* | −7.1 (−13.7, −0.6)** |
 Secondary | −41.2 (−52.1, −30.3)*** | −15.2 (−23.7, −6.7)*** | −1.4 (−6.7, 4.0) | −2.5 (−7.8, 2.8) |
Occupation (Professional/managerial) | ||||
 Service | 5.8 (−7.2,18.7) | 4.4 (−5.2, 14.0) | −0.9 (−6.8, 4.9) | −1.9 (−7.8, 4.0) |
 Skilled manual | 28.6 (12.4, 44.8)*** | 19.0 (6.5, 31.6)*** | 3.6 (−4.9, 12.0) | 2.8 (−5.8, 11.3) |
 Unskilled manual | 18.0 (0.1, 35.9)** | 16.9 (1.7, 32.0)** | −1.7 (−14.1, 10.7) | −2.7 (−15.2, 9.8) |
 Student | 2.9 (−10.7, 16.4) | 3.7 (−6.5, 13.8) | −3.6 (−10.3, 3.0) | −4.2 (−10.9, 2.5) |
 Unemployed | 6.1 (−8.1, 20.4) | 2.6 (−7.8, 12.9) | −2.8 (−9.2, 3.5) | −3.7 (−10.1, 2.7) |
Woman’s place of residence (City) | ||||
 Town | 32.7 (25.0, 40.5)*** | 12.4 (6.2, 18.6)*** | 9.2 (3.7, 14.8)*** | 9.2 (3.7, 14.8)*** |
 Village/rural | 30.4 (14.8, 46.0)*** | 14.5 (−0.4, 29.4)* | 2.8 (−10.4, 16.1) | 2.8 (−10.4, 16.1) |
Study site/region (Greater Accra) | ||||
 Ashanti | 55.2 (40.7, 69.7)*** | 70.1 (59.6, 80.5)*** | −58.3 (−83.7, −32.9)*** | −59.5 (−85.2, −33.8)*** |
 Eastern | −86.2 (−93.7, −78.7)*** | −67.5 (−73.9, −61.0)*** | −63.8 (−90.4, −37.2)*** | −64.5 (−91.4, −37.7)*** |
 Western | −32.6 (−41.0, −24.1)*** | −26.0 (−32.9, −19.2)*** | 37.1 (9.8, 64.3)*** | 36.4 (9.0, 63.7)*** |
Clinic (Pharmacy) | Â | 108.6 (102.2, 114.9)*** | 106.2 (73.8, 138.6)*** | 105.5 (73.1, 137.9)*** |
Facility fixed effect |  |  | √ | √ |
Learned about MA from a friend (No) | ||||
 Yes |  |  |  | −0.3 (−5.4, 4.8) |
Learned about MA from a family member/relative (No) | ||||
 Yes |  |  |  | −1.3 (−8.1, 5.4) |
Learned about MA from the internet (No) | ||||
 Yes |  |  |  | −7.7 (−13.6, −1.8)** |
Previously had an abortion (No previous abortion) | ||||
 Yes: MA |  |  |  | 1.2 (−4.9, 7.3) |
 Yes: Surgical procedure |  |  |  | −0.2 (−6.6, 6.1) |
Constant | 224.5 (209.6, 239.4)*** | 152.6 (140.9, 164.4)*** | 178.2 (151.6, 204.8)*** | 181.6 (154.2, 209.0)*** |
Observations | 1974 | 1974 | 1974 | 1974 |
Prob > F | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
R2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |