Table 2 Obstetrics characteristics, Knowledge, Attitude and practice of participant mothers in Bahir Dar special Zone, 2010
From: Factors associated with home delivery in Bahirdar, Ethiopia: A case control study
Variables | Cases(n = 108) | Controls(n = 216) | Crude OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | No (%) | ||
Para | |||
1-3 | 93 (86.1) | 179 (82.8) | 1.3(0.7, 2.4) |
≥4 | 15 (13.9) | 37 (17.2) | 1 |
Abortion | |||
Yes | 15 (13.9) | 18 (8.3) | 1.8(0.9, 3.7) |
No | 93 (86.1) | 198 (91.7) | 1 |
Still birth | |||
1-2 | 3 (2.8) | 7 (3.2) | 1 |
None | 105 (97.2) | 209 (96.8) | 0.8(0.2, 3.4) |
No of Surviving children | |||
1-4 | 103 (95.3) | 203 (93.9) | 1.3(0.4, 3.8) |
5-8 | 5 (4.7) | 13 (6.1) | 1 |
Knowledge about danger signs of pregnancy | |||
No | 39 (36.1) | 33 (15.3) | 3.1(1.8, 5.4) |
Yes | 69 (63.9) | 183 (84.7) | 1 |
Knowledge about danger signs of Labor | |||
No | 23 (21.3) | 12 (5.6) | 4.6(2.2, 9.6) |
Yes | 85(78.7) | 204 (94.4) | 1 |
General knowledge about obstetric complications | |||
Bad | 22 (20.4) | 2 (1) | 27.9(6.4, 122) |
Fair | 18 (16.7) | 41 (19) | 1.1 (0.6, 2.0) |
Good | 68 (62.9) | 173 (80) | 1 |
Over all attitude | |||
Unfavorable | 88 (81.5) | 108 (50) | 4.4(2.5, 7.6) |
Favorable | 20 (18.5) | 108 (50) | 1 |
Last pregnancy planned | |||
No | 25 (23.1) | 38 (17.6) | 1.4(0.8, 2.5) |
Yes | 83 (76.9) | 178 (82.4) | 1 |
Got ANC for last pregnancy | |||
No | 51 (47.2) | 11 (5.1) | 16.6 (8.1, 34) |
Yes | 57 (52.8) | 205 (94.9) | 1 |
Got any advice on where to deliver | |||
No | 62 (57.4) | 52 (24.1) | 4.2 (2.6, 6.9) |
Yes | 46 (42.6) | 164 (75.9) | 1 |
Number of visits | |||
1-2 | 17 (29.8) | 26 (12.7) | 2.9 (1.4, 5.8) |
3 or more | 40 (70.2) | 179 (87.3) | 1 |
Counseling | |||
No | 27 (47.4) | 43 (21.0) | 3.4 (1.8, 6.2) |
Yes | 30 (52.6) | 162 (79.0) | 1 |
Satisfied with ANC care | |||
No | 11 (19.3) | 12 (5.9) | 4.5 (1.8, 10.9) |
Neutral | 7 (12.3) | 2 (1.0) | 0.2 (0.04,1.54) |
Yes | 39 (68.4) | 191 (93.1) | 1 |
Over all ANC quality | |||
Inadequate | 49 (86.0) | 160 (78.0) | 1.7 (0.7,3.9) |
Adequate | 8 (14.0) | 45 (22.0) | 1 |
Who decided place of last delivery | |||
Husband | 20 | 49 | 1.5 (0.8, 2.8) |
Others † | 17 | 42 | 1.5 (0.8, 2.9) |
Together | 13 | 32 | 1.5 (0.7, 3.2) |
My self | 58 | 93 | 1 |