Table 3.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis results of respondents DC in Holetatown, January to February, 2012 (n=419)
| Variables | β | Sig (p) | Exp (β) (OR) |
95% C.I. for EXP(β) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
|
Age at last birth |
|
|
|
|
|
| 15 – 19(RC) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 20 – 34 |
-.652 |
.144 |
.535 |
.232 |
1.237 |
| 35 –49 |
-.854 |
.618 |
.426 |
.127 |
1.431 |
|
Parity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Parity 1 |
1.046 |
.044 |
2.845* |
1.026 |
7.886 |
| Parity 2-4 |
.799 |
.090 |
2.223 |
0.884 |
5.593 |
| Parity 5 and above (RC) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Literacy status |
|
|
|
|
|
| No Schooling (RC) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Schooling |
1.351 |
.000 |
3.861*** |
2.165 |
6.883 |
|
Occupation of the respondent |
|
|
|
|
|
| House wife Others (civil servant students, maid servant, merchant etc…) (RC) |
-.069 |
.809 |
.934 |
0.535 |
1.628 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
| Married |
.695 |
.052 |
2.004 |
0.995 |
4.036 |
| Others( divorced, widowed, never married)(RC) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average family monthly income |
|
|
|
|
|
| Below 23 USD1 |
|
.014 |
.372* |
.168 |
.821 |
| 23-57 USD |
|
.490 |
.778 |
.382 |
1.587 |
| Above 57 USD(RC) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Media exposure |
|
|
|
|
|
| No exposure (RC) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Radio or TV |
.098 |
.002 |
2.998** |
1.504 |
5.975 |
| Radio and TV |
.764 |
.034 |
2.146* |
1.058 |
4.351 |
|
Decision where to give birth |
|
|
|
|
|
| Self/jointly with husband |
.961 |
.002 |
2.615** |
1.421 |
4.814 |
| Others (husband or other familymembers) (RC) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Perception of distance to HI |
|
|
|
|
|
| Very close(RC) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Average |
-.736 |
.015 |
.479* |
0.264 |
0.868 |
| Too far |
.330 |
.602 |
1.391 |
0.403 |
4.808 |
|
ANC attendance |
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes(RC) |
|
|
|
|
|
| No | −2.000 | .001 | .135** | .042 | .438 |
1 USD= 17.50 Ethiopian currency at the time of survey (2012).
* = P < 0.05 ** = P < 0.01 *** = P < 0.001.
RC = Reference category