Table 5. Multivariable analysis of factors associated with assistance by a skilled provider at the time of obstetric complications among women who gave birth within one year preceding the survey, North Gondar 2012.
Variables | n = 476 | Assisted by a skilled provider | Adjusted OR | 95.0% C.I. | |||
Yes (%) | No (%) | lower | Upper | ||||
Number of births | 1 | 87 | 62.1 | 37.9 | 1.0 | ||
2–3 | 186 | 46.8 | 53.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | |
4–5 | 122 | 54.1 | 45.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | |
6+ | 81 | 50.6 | 49.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | |
Mother's education | Illiterate | 354 | 52.3 | 47.7 | 1.0 | ||
Primary | 79 | 43.0 | 57.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 | |
Secondary & above | 43 | 67.4 | 32.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 4.0 | |
Husband's education | Illiterate | 323 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 1.0 | ||
Primary | 103 | 52.4 | 47.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | |
Secondary & above | 50 | 62.0 | 38.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 3.1 | |
Wealth index | Lowest | 98 | 36.7 | 63.3 | 1.0 | ||
Second | 97 | 56.7 | 43.3 | 2.5* | 1.3 | 4.6 | |
Middle | 83 | 47.0 | 53.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | |
Fourth | 91 | 56.0 | 44.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 3.2 | |
Highest | 107 | 62.6 | 37.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | |
Have ANC by a skilled provider | No | 315 | 46.0 | 54.0 | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 161 | 64.0 | 36.0 | 1.7* | 1.1 | 2.7 | |
Have agreement to plan for possible complications | No | 115 | 33.9 | 66.1 | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 361 | 57.9 | 42.1 | 2.5* | 1.6 | 3.9 |
Significant associations, P<0.05.