Table 3 Factors associated with women’s failure to be screened for syphilis during antenatal care in Ghana

Age group, years

P = 0.83; P trend = 0.49

P = 0.94; P trend = 0.66

18-19

22 (13.8)

33 (10.1)

1.47 (0.77, 2.79)

1.13 (0.53, 2.38)

20-24

44 (27.5)

92 (28.1)

1.05 (0.64, 1.74)

0.86 (0.48, 1.53)

25-29

45 (28.1)

99 (30.3)

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30-34

26 (16.3)

54 (16.5)

1.06 (0.59, 1.90)

0.86 (0.45, 1.65)

35-46

23 (14.4)

49 (15.0)

1.03 (0.56, 1.90)

0.86 (0.43, 1.71)

Education

P = 0.04; P trend = 0.01

P = 0.08; P trend = 0.02

No formal education

33 (20.6)

41 (12.5)

2.48 (1.12, 5.50)

2.84 (1.07, 7.53)

Basic education

115 (71.9)

249 (76.2)

1.42 (0.72, 2.83)

1.67 (0.72, 3.89)

At least secondary education

12 (7.5)

37 (11.3)

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Occupation of spouse

P = 0.07

P = 0.10

Professional

13 (8.1)

29 (8.9)

0.85 (0.42, 1.73)

1.27 (0.56, 2.86)

Vocational

76 (47.5)

144 (44.0)

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Trading/business

31 (19.4)

95 (29.1)

0.62 (0.38, 1.01)

0.63 (0.36, 1.10)

Manual/farmer

36 (22.5)

57 (17.4)

1.20 (0.72, 1.98)

1.23 (0.68, 2.25)

Unemployed

4 (2.5)

2 (0.6)

3.79 (0.68, 21.16)

5.11 (0.80, 32.47)

Registered with the Free Maternity Care Scheme

P = 0.09

Yes

139 (86.9)

300 (91.7)

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No

21 (13.1)

27 (8.3)

1.68 (0.92, 3.07)

-

Ever had spontaneous abortion

P = 0.10

Yes

30 (18.7)

43 (13.2)

1.52 (0.91, 2.53)

-

No

130 (81.3)

284 (86.8)

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Ever had any adverse pregnancy Outcome

P = 0.06

P = 0.006

Yes

47 (29.4)

71 (21.7)

1.50 (0.98, 2.31)

1.98 (1.22, 3.23)

No

113 (70.6)

256 (78.3)

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Facility where ANC was attended most

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

Public health facility

119 (74.4)

314 (96.0)

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Private health facility

41 (25.6)

13 (4.0)

8.32 (4.31, 16.08)

11.09 (5.48, 22.48)

Average travel cost per visit to the clinic (Ghana cedis)

P = 0.002; P trend = 0.002

<0.50

34 (30.4)

26 (14.3)

2.83 (1.46, 5.51)

-

0.5- < 1.00

55 (49.1)

146 (58.2)

1.13 (0.64, 1.99)

-

1.00+

23 (20.5)

69 (27.5)

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Number of ANC visits

P = 0.02

1-3

36 (22.5)

46 (14.1)

1.77 (1.09, 2.88)

-

4-16

124 (77.5)

281 (85.9)

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HIV screening

P = 0.002

P = 0.001

Yes

126 (78.8)

293 (89.6)

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No

34 (21.2)

34 (10.4)

2.33 (1.38, 3.91)

2.78 (1.50, 5.13)

Number of IPT _p doses given

P < 0.001; P trend < 0.001

P = 0.002; P trend < 0.001

0

18 (11.2)

13 (4.0)

4.05 (1.88, 8.71)

3.72 (1.60, 8.68)

1-2

75 (46.9)

118 (36.1)

1.86 (1.25, 2.78)

1.78 (1.14, 2.79)

3

67 (41.9)

196 (59.9)

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