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Table 3 Predictive factors of unhealthy practice during pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal and neonatal period in southern Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 290)

From: Patterns and predictive factors of unhealthy practice among mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal and newborn care in Southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Category

Unhealthy practice

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

No

Yes

Knowing the effect of unhealthy practice

 No

60

180

2.769 (1.479–5.184)*

4.673 (1.163–18.774)*

 Yes

24

26

1

1

Number of live birth

 ≥ 5

56

90

2.578 (1.516–4.382)*

2.528 (1.037–6.166)*

 1–4

28

116

1

1

Religion

 Muslim

19

26

2.024 (1.050–3.900)*

.783 (.177–3.467)

 Christian

65

180

1

1

Residence

 Rural

70

142

2.254 (1.182–4.296)*

.496 (.196–1.253)

 Urban

14

64

1

1

 Educational status

 Illiterate

79

148

6.192 (2.386–16.066)*

7.611 (2.375–24.396)*

 Literate

5

58

1

1

Birth attendant

 Untrained attendant

43

77

1.757 (1.052–2.933)*

.692 (.312–1.536)

 Trained attendant

41

129

1

1

  1. CI Confidence interval, COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. *Statistically significant (p < .05), ‘1’ reference category