Table 2 Logistic regression showing factors on short birth interval practice among mothers who came for ANC clinic in Debremarkos governmental health institution, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 411)
Variables | Categories | Short birth interval | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Age of mother | 15–24 | 27 | 20 | 2.29 (1.18, 4.46) | 4.23 (1.14, 12.66) | 0.010 |
25–29 | 56 | 95 | 1 | 1 | ||
30–34 | 45 | 70 | 1.09 (0.66, 1.79) | 0.73 (0.34, 1.55) | 0.408 | |
35–39 | 29 | 45 | 1.09 (0.62, 1.94) | 0.037 (0.004, 0.37) | 0.005 | |
40–49 | 11 | 13 | 1.44 (0.60, 3.42) | 0.044 (0.003, 0.62) | 0.021 | |
Sex of last child | Male | 72 | 132 | 1 | 1 | |
Female | 96 | 111 | 1.58 (1.07, 2.36) | 2.03 (1.12, 3.67) | 0.020 | |
Last child alive | Yes | 118 | 206 | 1 | 1 | |
No | 50 | 37 | 2.36 (1.46, 3.82) | 3.60 (1.35, 9.59) | 0.010 | |
Duration of breast feeding | 0–6 | 44 | 37 | 1 | 1 | |
7–12 | 15 | 9 | 1.40 (0.55, 3.57) | 2.53 (0.46, 13.82) | 0.283 | |
13–23 | 45 | 20 | 1.89 (0.95, 3.75) | 4.72 (1.10, 20.60) | 0.039 | |
≥ 24 | 64 | 177 | 0.30 (0.18, 0.51) | 0.87 (0.23, 3.24) | 0.837 | |
Contraceptive use | Yes | 69 | 188 | 1 | 1 | |
No | 69 | 31 | 6.06 (3.66, 10.05 | 8.15 (4.17, 15.94) | 0.000 | |
Last child place of delivery | Health institution | 101 | 177 | 1 | 1 | |
Home | 67 | 66 | 1.78 (1.17, 2.70) | 4.75 (2.30, 9.79) | 0.000 | |