Table 3 Factors associated with labor pain control among mothers who gave birth at Leku general hospital, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2018/9

Age of mother

 ≤ 18

0.69 (0.34, 1.43)

2.9 (0.9, 9.7)

–

 19–24

2.48 (1.28, 4.78)

5.85 (2.14, 15.98)*

0.001

 25–29

1.2 (0.67, 2.15)

1.7 (0.8, 3.9)

–

 ≥ 30

1^r

1^r

Marital status

 Single

1^r

1^r

–

 Married

2.75 (1.08, 6.92)

1.1 (0.3, 4.04)

–

Occupation

 Farmer

2.3 (1.2, 4.3)

2.5 (1.14, 5.57)*

0.02

 Merchant

1.4 (0.7, 2.7)

2.1 (0.9, 4.8)

 Gov’t employee

1.4 (0.7, 2.98)

1.9 (0.8, 4.9)

 Daily laborer

0.5 (0.2, 1.1)

0.8 (0.2, 2.2)

 House wife

1^r

1^r

Gravida

 Primi gravida

0.58 (0.37, 0.9)

0.13 (0.06, 0.3)*

< 0.001

 Multi gravida

1^r

1^r

Family support

 Good

3.29 (2.1, 5.25)

2.8 (1.49, 5.3)*

< 0.001

 Poor

1^r

1^r

History of pregnancy loss

 No

1^r

1^r

 Yes

0.1 (0.05,0.16)

0.06 (0.03, 0.14)*

< 0.001

Duration of labor

 Less than 12 h

3.85 (2.3, 6.5)

3.2 (1.65, 6.23)*

0.001

 Greater than 12 h

1^r

1^r

Mode of delivery

 Vaginal

1.9 (1.13, 3.1)

1.34 (0.7, 2.6)

–

 C/S

1^r

1^r