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. 2013 Apr 15;13:20. doi: 10.1186/1472-698X-13-20

Table 4.

Results of the multilevel analysis by predictors of skilled maternity care, North Gondar, 2012

Predictors
n
Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Level-1predictor variables (Individual and household characteristics)   ANC Delivery care PNC
Birth order
1
335
1
1
1
2-3
657
0.75 (0.53, 1.07)
0.60 (0.40, 0.90)
0.98 (0.56, 1.71)
4-5
439
0.66 (0.44, 0.99)
0.51 (0.32, 0.85)
0.58 (0.28, 1.20)
6+
237
0.79 (0.50, 1.25)
0.55 (0.31, 0.96)
0.60 (0.26,1.38)
Mother's education
No education
1183
1
1
1
Primary
327
1.09 (0.80, 1.50)
1.17 (0.79, 1.72)
1.31 (0.76, 2.24)
Secondary and above
158
1.68 (1.08, 2.60)
1.94 (1.21, 3.10)
1.72 (0.86, 3.47)
Husband education
No education
1057
1
1
1
Primary
430
1.34 (0.98, 1.82)
0.83 (0.56, 1.22)
0.83 (0.49, 1.39)
Secondary and above
181
1.22 (0.77, 1.94)
1.27 (0.77, 2.11)
0.85 (0.43, 1.70)
Wealth quintile
Lowest
331
1
1
1
Second
340
1.02 (0.69,1.51)
1.08 (0.66, 1.78)
0.97 (0.44, 2.14)
Middle
306
1.14 (0.75, 1.72)
1.24 (0.74, 2.08)
2.08 (1.01, 4.28)
Fourth
357
1.03 (0.68, 1.56)
1.51 (0.92, 2.46)
1.35 (0.63, 2.86)
Highest
334
0.83 (0.54, 1.27)
1.21 (0.71, 2.05)
1.44 (0.67, 3.13)
Awareness on risk of pregnancy
No
522
1
1
1
Yes
1146
1.35 (0.96, 1.89)
1.10 (0.82, 1.75)
1.52 (0.79, 2.93)
Health professionals preferred for the care
No
713
1
1
1
Yes
955
1.64 (1.14, 2.36)
2.29 (1.50, 3.51)
2.45 (1.31, 4.60)
Awareness on places to get skilled provider
No
341
1
1
1
Yes
1327
1.63 (1.07, 2.49)
2.83 (1.54, 5.20)
1.48 (0.64, 3.42)
Pregnancy wontedness
Wanted/mistimed
1511
1
1
1
Unwanted
157
0.79 (0.51, 1.22)
0.59 (0.34, 1.03)
0.67 (0.31, 1.42)
ANC in previous pregnancy
No
957
1
1
1
Yes
711
3.39 (1.98, 5.80)
1.80 (1.31, 2.49)
1.92 (1.20, 3.08)
Skilled ANC for this pregnancy
No
1130
 
1
1
Yes
538
 
1.90 (1.37, 2.63)
0.76 (0.48, 1.20)
Level 2 predictor variables
 
 
 
 
Communal (kebele) characteristics
 
 
 
 
Main source of income
Farming
1214
1
1
1
Mixed
454
1.35 (0.47, 3.88)
1.64 (1.18, 2.28)
1.54 (1.03, 2.30)
Self sustained
No
445
1
1
1
Yes
1223
1.29 (0.21, 8.09)
 
 
Average distance to the nearest health center
 
0.83 (0.46, 1.48)
0.84 (0.69, 1.03)
0.80 (0.63, 1.02)
Health facility characteristics
 
 
 
 
Signal functions
One or more missed
583
1
1
1
All present
1085
1.14 (0.24, 5.51)
1.96 (1.13, 3.40)
1.16 (0.58, 2.35)
Availability of obstetric guidelines
No
900
 
 
1
Yes
768
 
 
1.13 (0.59, 2.18)
Payment requirements during delivery
No
1252
 
1
 
Yes
416
 
0.53 (0.32, 0.88)
 
Overall infrastructure
Not satisfactory
1153
1
1
1
Satisfactory
515
1.64 (0.39,6.92)
0.98 (0.64, 1.51)
1.51(0.74, 3.10)
Basic equipments
Not satisfactory
878
 
1
 
Satisfactory
790
 
1.12 (0.73, 1.72)
 
Random part
 
 
 
Var (ANC in previous preg)
0.62 (0.22, 1.80)
-
-
Var (Preference of H. professionals for the care)
0.07 (0.14, 4.05)
-
-
Var(cons) i.e. level-2 variance
0.76 (0 .41, 2.21)
5.64e-19
2.13e-18
Rho - Intra-class correlation
0.19
Nearly 0
Nearly 0
Deviance (G2) 1652 1167 670