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Table 5.

Factors associated with the ANC clients' perceptions about eclampsia, birth preparedness, and complications readiness.

Characteristic	Bi-variate			Binary logistic regression
(A) Good perception about eclampsia	(n = 167) Frequency (%)	Total	Statistical test (p value)	Z test (p value)	OR (95% C.I.)

Age >24 years	101 (60.5)	138	χ ² = 5.67 (0.017)	1.44 (0.149)
Hausa/Fulani ethnicity	138 (82.6)	219	Fisher's (0.0002)	1.62 (0.106)
Having at least secondary education	59 (35.3)	75	χ ² = 6.80 (0.0009)	2.57 (0.010)	3.06 (1.30, 7.16)
Multigravidity	136 (81.4)	192	χ ² = 6.07 (0.014)	2.20 (0.028)	2.67 (1.11, 6.37)

(B) Birth preparedness (very prepared)	(n = 171) Frequency (%)	Total	Statistical test (p value)	Z test (p value)	OR (95% C.I.)

Having good perception about eclampsia	129 (75.4)	167	χ ² = 18.21 (0.0001)	3.17 (0.002)	2.86 (1.49, 5.49)
Age >24 years	101 (59.1)	138	χ ² = 3.27 (0.071)
Hausa/Fulani ethnicity	146 (85.4)	219	Fisher's test (0.080)
Having at least secondary education	59 (34.5)	75	χ ² = 5.22 (0.020)	1.67 (0.095)
Multigravidity	139 (81.3)	192	χ ² = 6.11 (0.013)	2.18 (0.029)	2.41 (1.09, 5.29)

(C) Ready for complications	(n = 156) Frequency (%)	Total	Statistical test (p value)	Z test (p value)	OR (95% C.I.)

Age >24 years	94 (60.3)	138	χ ² = 4.29 (0.038)	1.49 (0.137)
Multigravidity	133 (85.3)	192	χ ² = 16.65 (0.0001)	4.03 (0.0001)	17.58 (4.36, 70.85)
Hausa/Fulani ethnicity	129 (82.7)	219	Fisher's test (0.001)	1.49 (0.137)
Having at least secondary education	55 (35.3)	75	χ ² = 5.46 (0.020)	2.60 (0.009)	5.15 (1.50, 17.69)
Having good perception of eclampsia	117 (75.0)	167	χ ² = 12.58 (0.0001)	0.52 (0.606)
Being very prepared for birth	144 (92.3)	171	χ ² = 109.7 (0.0001)	5.18 (0.0001)	314.87 (35.78, 2771.24)