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Table 3 Predictors of child registration status

From: Registered or unregistered? Levels and differentials in registration and certification of births in Ghana

Variable

Birth neither registered nor issued a certificate

Birth registered without a certificate

RRR [CI]

RRR [CI]

Age of child {4}

 0

4.25 [3.02, 5.98]***

2.16 [1.43, 3.25]***

 1

1.53 [1.09, 2.14]*

0.94 [0.60, 1.48]

 2

1.29 [0.91, 1.83]

0.72 [0.46, 1.14]

 3

1.67 [1.14, 2.44]**

0.75 [0.48, 1.17]

Sex of child {Male}

 Female

0.98 [0.81, 1.18]

0.94 [0.76, 1.16]

Age of mother {15–19}

 20–24

0.56 [0.33, 0.93]*

0.84 [0.35, 1.99]

 25–29

0.53 [0.30, 0.92]*

0.67 [0.29, 1.57]

 30–34

0.43 [0.25, 0.75]**

0.72 [0.29, 1.77]

 35–39

0.44 [0.24, 0.80]**

0.79 [0.33, 1.89]

 40–44

0.43 [0.23, 0.80]**

0.58 [0.22, 1.53]

 45–49

0.50 [0.25, 1.04]+

0.79 [0.27, 2.35]

Mother's level of education {No education}

 Primary

1.10 [0.82, 1.47]

1.03 [0.72, 1.46]

 Middle/JSS

0.87 [0.67, 1.13]

1.07 [0.78, 1.47]

 Secondary/SHS

0.95 [0.62, 1.46]

0.99 [0.62, 1.60]

 Higher

0.70 [0.36, 1.34]

0.37 [0.17, 0.84]*

Mother's marital status {Never married}

 Currently married

0.79 [0.59, 1.07]

1.03 [0.63, 1.67]

 Formerly married

1.04 [0.66, 1.64]

1.22 [0.68, 2.17]

Place of residence {Urban}

 Rural

1.12 [0.82, 1.52]

1.37 [0.91, 2.07]

Region {Greater Accra}

 Western

1.22 [0.77, 1.93]

0.63 [0.32, 1.24]

 Central

0.70 [0.44, 1.11]

2.81 [1.34, 5.87]**

 Volta

1.72 [1.12, 2.63]*

0.98 [0.50, 1.92]

 Eastern

1.10 [0.69, 1.76]

0.81 [0.38, 1.72]

 Ashanti

0.68 [0.43, 1.06]+

1.45 [0.83, 2.55]

 Brong Ahafo

1.53 [0.97, 2.40]+

1.95 [1.07, 3.58]*

 Northern

0.49 [0.23, 1.02]+

1.94 [1.04, 3.62]*

 Upper East

0.53 [0.31, 0.90]*

1.66 [0.85, 3.23]

 Upper West

0.45 [0.22, 0.92]*

2.50 [1.21, 5.18]*

Wealth quintile {Richest}

 Poorest

5.30 [3.09, 9.09]***

1.73 [0.92, 3.25]+

 Poorer

3.44 [2.12, 5.59]***

1.44 [0.85, 2.46]

 Middle

2.34 [1.51, 3.62]***

1.21 [0.72, 2.05]

 Richer

1.60 [1.06, 2.41]*

1.16 [0.72, 1.86]

Place of delivery{[Home}

 Public health facility

0.65 [0.25, 1.73]

0.93 [0.22, 3.94]

 Private health facility

0.58 [0.21, 1.63]

0.78 [0.15, 4.00]

Assistance at delivery {Medical Officer}

 TBA

1.04 [0.41, 2.63]

1.66 [0.38, 7.33]

 Other

1.42 [0.52, 3.93]

1.23 [0.27, 5.49]

 No one

1.63 [0.60, 4.38]

0.84 [0.17, 4.01]

  1. {} Reference Category, RRR Relative Risk Ratio
  2. N = 3880, +p < 0.1, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001