Table 3. Multivariable analysis to test the effect of counseling mothers at EPI units on postpartum contraceptive utilization in Sidama region, Ethiopia, 2020.
| Variables | FP use | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||
| Data: Before/after the intervention | Before | 521 | 196 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| After | 647 | 57 | 4.27(3.11, 5.86) | 5.83(4.02, 8.46)** | |
| Age of the participants in years (n = 1416) | 15–24 | 435 | 81 | 1.23(0.92, 1.66) | 1.17(0.82, 1.66) |
| 25–34 | 650 | 149 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 35–50 | 78 | 23 | 0.78(0.47, 1.28) | 0.76(0.42, 1.37) | |
| Age of the participants at marriage in years (n = 1374) | < 18 | 183 | 41 | 0.96(0.66, 1.39) | 0.97(0.63, 1.50) |
| 18–25 | 920 | 197 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| > 25 | 19 | 14 | 0.29(0.14, 0.59) | 0.43(0.19, 1.02) | |
| ANC use | Yes | 1146 | 237 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 22 | 16 | 0.28(0.15, 0.55) | 0.43(0.19, 0.97)* | |
| Place of birth | At home | 220 | 67 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Health facility | 948 | 186 | 1.55(1.13, 2.13) | 1.45(0.98, 2.14) | |
| Mode of delivery | Vaginal | 1028 | 209 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Abdominal | 140 | 44 | 0.65(0.45, 0.94) | 0.70(0.45, 1.11) | |
| Postpartum period duration (in weeks) (n = 1420) | 10 to 14 | 625 | 155 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ≥ 14 | 542 | 98 | 1.37(1.04, 1.81) | 1.37(0.99, 1.91) | |
| Menses resume | Yes | 695 | 79 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 473 | 174 | 0.31(0.23, 0.41) | 0.16(0.12, 0.23)** | |
| Sexual activity resume (n = 1418) | Yes | 980 | 127 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 186 | 125 | 0.19(0.14, 0.26) | 0.49(0.35, 0.68)** | |
* P< 0.05
** P< 0.001