Table 3.
Predictors of home delivery
| Variables |
Number of |
Odds ratio |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases = 108 | Controls = 216 | Adjusted OR (95%CI) | |
|
Maternal Education | |||
| No formal education |
91 |
65 |
4.27 (1.63, 11.27)* |
| Formal education. |
17 |
151 |
1 |
|
Address | |||
| Rural |
59 |
14 |
3.6 (1.4, 9.0) * |
| Urban |
49 |
202 |
1 |
|
General knowledge about obstetric complications | |||
| Poor |
22 |
2 |
62 (3, 128.4) * |
| Fair |
18 |
41 |
0.7 (0.2,1.7) |
| Good |
68 |
173 |
1 |
|
Time of first ANC visit | |||
| < 12 weeks |
8 |
58 |
1 |
| 12-24 weeks |
35 |
140 |
1.6 (0.7, 4.0) |
| After 24 weeks | 14 | 7 | 8.7 (2.2, 33.3)* |
*Adjusted for Maternal education, Husband education, Residence, Knowledge on danger sign of pregnancy, Attitude, and Time of ANC visit.
Bahir Dar, Special Zone 2010.