Table 7.

Factors Predicting the Cost of Maternal Complication Among Admitted Mothers Attending Public Hospitals in the Harari Region and Dire Dawa City Administration July 1–31, 2022 (n = 425)

Variables	Unadjusted exp.a Coefficient (95% CI)	Adjusted exp.b Coefficient (95% CI)	T	Significance
Residence
Urban	−0.08 (−0.05–0.22)	1.09 (0.95–1.24)	1.24	0.21
Referral
By themselves	− 0.01 (−0.11–0.08)	0.99 (0.90–1.24)	−0.29	0.77
Marital status
Married	− 0.03 (−0.43–0.35)	0.97 (0.65–1.44)	−0.15	0.88
Education status of the mother
No formal education	− 0.09 (−0.21–0.03)	0.92 (0.81–1.03)	−1.44	0.15
Husband education
Primary education	− 0.05 (−0.15–0.06)	0.96 (0.86–1.06)	−0.82	0.41
Husband occupation
Government employee	0.09 (−0.02–0.19)	1.09 (0.98–1.21)	1.62	0.11
Total family size
<5	− 0.06 (−0.20–0.08)	0.94 (0.82–1.09)	−0.81	0.42
Working family members
≤2	− 0.11 (−0.48–0.6)	0.89 (0.62–1.30)	−0.57	0.57
Number of children
<4	0.01 (−0.26–0.28)	1.01 (0.77–1.32)	0.05	0.96
Income
≥3001	0.12 (0.00–0.23)	1.13 (1.00–1.26)	2.02	0.04*
Distance from the Hospital
≤30km	− 0.05 (−0.17–0.07)	0.95 (0.84–1.07)	−0.86	0.39
Method of transportation
Bajaj	− 0.07 (−0.18–0.04)	0.93 (0.83–1.04)	−1.26	0.21
Time it takes to reach hospital
<30min	− 0.32 (−0.45- −0.19)	0.73 (0.64–0.83)	−4.84	< 0.00*
Total admission days
≤4 days	− 0.50 (−0.64- −0.37)	0.60 (0.53–0.69)	−7.45	< 0.00*
Accompanied by relatives other than the husband
Yes	0.66 (0.42–0.89)	1.93 (1.52–2.46)	5.41	< 0.00*
Gravida
Multigravida	− 0.07 (−0.17–0.03)	0.93 (0.85–1.03)	−1.39	0.17
Parity
Multiparity	0.01 (−0.21–0.23)	1.01 (0.81–1.26)	0.08	0.94
Mode of delivery
Cesarean section	0.15 (0.04–0.27)	1.17 (1.04–1.31)	2.67	0.01*
Admission reason
Obstructed labor	− 0.08 (−0.19–0.03)	0.92 (0.82–1.03)	−1.47	0.14
Neonatal outcome
Normal	− 0.15 (−0.26- −0.31)	0.86 (0.77–0.97)	−2.50	0.01*

Note: *Statistically significant at (p < 0.05).