Table 4.
Association of selected socio-demographic and obstetric factors of respondents with preparation for birth and its complication, Goba woreda, Oromia region, Ethiopia, April, 2013
| Variable | Practice of birth preparedness & its complication | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not prepared (%) | Prepared (%) | |||
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 57 (49.1) | 59 (50.9) | 3.2 (2.09,4.88) | 2.01(1.20,3.36) |
| Rural | 337 (75.6) | 109 (24.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Marital status | ||||
| In marital union | 370 (69.7) | 161 (30.3) | 1.49(0.63, 3.53) | |
| Not in marital union | 24 (77.4) | 7 (22.6) | 1 | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Housewife | 349 (72.9) | 130 (27) | 1 | 1 |
| Gov’t. employee | 9 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) | 3.57 (1.47, 8.69) | 1.39(0.48,4.04) |
| Private employee | 9 (64.3) | 5 (35.7) | 1.49 (0.49, 4.53) | 1.15(0.33,4.01) |
| Merchant | 24 (57) | 18 (42.9) | 2.01 (1.05, 3.83) | 1.45(0.68,3.07) |
| Other *** | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | 2.68 (0.53, 13.4) | 1.69(0.22,13.11) |
| Age | ||||
| ≤ 20 | 70 (74.5) | 24 (25.5) | 1 | |
| 21-25 | 125 (65.8) | 65 (34.2) | 1.51 (0.87, 2.63) | |
| 26-30 | 119 (72.6) | 45 (27.4) | 1.10 (0.62, 1.96) | |
| >30 | 80 (70.2) | 34 (29.8) | 1.24 (0.67, 2.28) | |
| Educational level | ||||
| None | 144 (89.4) | 17 (10.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Read and write | 12 (75) | 4 (25) | 2.82 (0.81, 9.73) | 1.96(0.49,7.79) |
| Primary | 173 (65) | 93 (35) | 4.55(2.59, 7.99) | 3.24(1.75,6.02) |
| Secondary and above | 65 (54.6) | 54 (45.4) | 7.03 (3.79, 13.06) | 2.88(1.34,6.15) |
| Total family income | 1 | |||
| ≤ 100 | 11 (91.7) | 1 (8.3) | 3.34(0.39, 28.24) | |
| 101-300 | 46 (76.7) | 14 (23.3) | 5.03(0.64, 39.37) | |
| ≥ 301 | 334 (68.6) | 153 (31.4) | ||
| Family size | ||||
| ≤ 4 | 177 (63.9) | 100 (36.1) | 2.35 (1.40,3.95) | 1.19(0.46,3.04) |
| 5-6 | 117 (72.7) | 44 (27.3) | 1.57 (0.88,2.78) | 1.22(0.61,2.46) |
| ≥ 7 | 96 (80.7) | 23 (19.3) | 1 | 1 |
| ANC follow up | ||||
| Yes | 313 (65.5) | 165 (34.5) | 14.23(4.42, 45.75) | 8.07(2.41,27.00) |
| No | 81 (96.4) | 3 (3.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Knowledge status of danger signs during pregnancy | ||||
| Not knowledgeable | 92(51.4) | 87 (48.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Knowledgeable | 302(78.9) | 81 (21.1) | 3.52 (2.40, 5.16) | 1.74(1.06,2.88) |
| Knowledge status of danger signs during labour | ||||
| Not knowledgeable | 321(78.3) | 89 (21.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Knowledgeable | 73 (48) | 79 (52) | 3.90 (2.62, 5.79) | 1.66(0.97,2.84) |
| Knowledge status of danger signs during postnatal period | 336 (76.7) | |||
| Not Knowledgeable | 58 (46.8) | 102 (23.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Knowledgeable | 66 (53.2) | 3.74(2.47, 5.68) | 2.08(1.20,3.60) | |
| Gravid | ||||
| 1 | 103 (64) | 58 (36) | 1.86(1.17,2.96) | 0.32(0.05,2.02) |
| 2-3 | 142 (68.6) | 65 (31.4) | 1.51 (0.97, 2.36) | 0.39(0.09,1.61) |
| ≥ 4 | 149 (76.8) | 45 (23.2) | 1 | 1 |
| Parity | ||||
| First | 109 (64.5) | 60 (35.5) | 1.90 (1.19, 3.0) | 2.64(0.38,18.17) |
| Second | 76 (61.8) | 47 (38.2) | 2.14 (1.29,3.54) | 3.91(0.81,18.90) |
| Third | 67 (77) | 20 (23) | 1.03 (0.56,1.90) | 1.39(0.46.5.62) |
| Fourth and above | 142 (77.6) | 41 (22.4) | 1 | 1 |