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Table 3 Factors associated with birth preparedness practices among pregnant women in Medebay Zana district, July 2017

From: Birth preparedness as a precursor to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality among pregnant mothers in Medebay Zana District, Northern Ethiopia

Variables

Birth preparedness practice

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

No n (%)

Yes n (%)

Marital status

 In marital union

321 (65.8)

167 (34.2)

3.12 (1.53–6.60)*

4.14 (1.47–11.64)*

 Not in marital union

55 (85.9)

9 (14.1)

1

1

Educational status

 Illiterate

217 (71.6)

86 (28.4)

0.16 (0.10–0.25)*

0.15 (0.07–0.30)*

 Primary

127 (93.4)

9 (6.6)

0.03 (0.01–0.06)*

0.01 (0.01–0.04)*

 Secondary and above

32 (28.3)

81 (71.7)

1

1

Occupation

 House wife

285 (82.1)

62 (17.9)

1

1

 Governmental employed

39 (50.6)

38 (49.4)

4.46 (2.47–7.57)*

2.69 (1.19–6.05)*

 Merchant

27 (37.0)

46 (63.0)

7.83 (4.52–13.56)*

4.02 (1.73–9.37)*

 Others

25 (45.5)

30 (54.5)

5.52 (3.04–10.03)

5.27 (2.17–12.80)*

Planned pregnancy

 Yes

250 (66.5)

126 (33.5)

1

1

 No

126 (71.6)

50 (28.4)

1.31 (0.86–1.88)

0.06 (0.03–0.15)*

ANC care

 Yes

181 (58.8)

127 (41.2)

2.79 (1.89–4.11)*

0.11 (0.05–0.22)*

 No

195 (79.9)

49 (20.1)

1

1

Saving habit

 Yes

101 (46.5)

116 (53.5)

5.26 (3.56–7.75

15.81 (7.20–34.72)*

 No

275 (82.1)

60 (17.9)

1

1

Arranged transport

 Yes

127 (70.9)

52 (29.1)

1.22 (.82–1.79)

1

 No

249 (66.8)

124 (33.2)

1

 

First pregnancy

 Yes

220 (81.2)

51 (18.8)

1

1

 No

156 (55.5)

125 (44.5)

3.46 (2.35–5.08)*

1.22 (0.63–2.35)

Duration of pregnancy (months)

 3–6

101 (51.0)

97 (49.0)

3.34 (2.30–4.86)

1

 7–9

275 (77.7)

79 (22.30)

1

5.86 (3.25–10.58)*

Knows danger signs of labor and delivery

 Yes

197 (91.6)

6 (4.6)

1

 

 No

124 (95.4)

18 (8.4)

1.89 (0.73–4.89)

0.76 (0.15–3.96)

  1. ANC antenatal care, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, COR crude odds ratio
  2. 1: referent
  3. * Significant at p value < 0.05