Table 3 Factors associated with the knowledge of obstetric danger signs among pregnant women attending antenatal care in the DRC, using weighted Zero inflated Poisson regression model

Location

0.85

 Urban

1.50 ± 1.43

1.02 (0.80–1.31)

 Rural

1.55 ± 1.31

1

1

First ANC visit

0.09

0.03

 Yes

1.46 ± 1.35

1

1

 No

1.61 ± 1.33

1.09 (0.99–1.21)

1.11 (1.01–1.21)

Facility type

0.33

 PHCs

1.54 ± 1.37

1

 Hospital

1.51 ± 1.24

0.94 (0.83–1.06)

Gestational age

0.11

0.24

 < 20 weeks

1.36 ± 1.29

1

1

 ≥ 20 weeks

1.57 ± 1.35

1.14 (0.97–1.32)

0.92 (0.81–1.06)

First pregnancy

0.004

 < 0.001

 Yes

1.25 ± 1.32

1

1

 No

1.63 ± 1.33

1.23 (1.07–1.42)

1.38 (1.23–1.55)

Scholarship

0.58

 Primary or less

1.50 ± 1.35

1

 Secondary and above

1.58 ± 1.32

1.03 (0.93–1.14)

Type of health providers

0.51

 Midwife

1.54 ± 1.34

1

 Physician

1.37 ± 1.34

0.93 (0.75–1.15)

Clinic ownership

0.012

0.05

 Private

1.73 ± 1.40

1.24 (1.05–1.47)

1.15 (1.01–1.31)

 Public

1.41 ± 1.28

1

1

Mean number of ANC visits per day

1.53 ± 1.34

1.06(1.01–1.11)

0.02

1.04 (0.98–1.09)

0.20

Provider counseled on danger signs during ANC visit

< 0.001

0.008

 No

1.32 ± 1.25

1

1

 Yes

1.93 ± 1.41

1.38 (1.18–1.61)

1.19 (1.05–1.35)

Women attended by a provider who received in-service training in ANC counseling within the previous 2 years

0.65

 No

1.53 ± 1.38

1

 Yes

1.54 ± 1.28

0.97 (0.84–1.11)

Provinces of residence

0.00

< 0.001

 Middle

0.90 ± 1.08

1

1

 Eastern

2.15 ± 1.30

2.09 (1.68–2.59)

2.04 (1.64–2.55)

 Southern

1.40 ± 1.45

1.66 (1.29–2.13)

1.69 (1.32–2.17)

 Western

1.13 ± 1.18

1.18 (0.93–1.49)

1.22 (0.97–1.53)

 Northern

1.38 ± 1.22

1.42 (1.18–1.73)

1.49 (1.21–1.83)