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. 2015 Sep 10;15:365. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-1047-1

Table 2.

Factors associated with maternal health care services utilization among mothers in Hosanna town during 2013, SNNPR, 2014

Explanatory variables
Adjusted odds ratio (95 % CI)
n ANC DC PNC
Age group of women 15–19 44 1.1 (.3, 4.1) 1.5 (.468, 4.9) .5 (.1, 1.2)
20–34 524 1.4 (.6, 3.3) 1.15 (.5, 2.5) .9 (.4, 2.0)
35–49 55 1.0 1.0 1.0
Mother’s education No education 69 1.0 1.0 1.0
Elementary 257 1.49 (.6, 3.4) .4 (.2, .9) * .5 (.3,1.2)
Secondary 186 1.80 (.7, 4.7) .3 (.1, .8) * .6 (.3,1.2)
College/higher 111 2.1 (.5, 8.5) .3 (.1, .7) ** .6 (.2, 1.5)
Husband education No education 31 1.0 1.0 1.0
Elementary 161 .83 (.3, 2.3) 2.5 (.9, 7.5) .6 (.2, 1.7)
Secondary 242 1.77 (.6,5.0) 1.4 (.6, 4.8) .4 (.1, 1.2)
College/higher 189 1.4 (.4, 4.4) 4.4 (1.4, 13.6)** .7 (.2, 2.0)
Employment status Unemployed 361 1.0 1.0 1.0
Employed for cash 218 1.7 (.8,3.3) .8 (.5,1.3) 1.3 (.7,2.7)
Employed for non cash 44 2.7 (.6,12.5) .7 (.3, 1.4) 1.0 (.5, 2.2)
Women’s autonomy Higher 509 1.6 (.8, 2.9) 1.4 (.8, 2.4) .9 (.5, 1.6)
Lower 114 1.0 1.0 1.0
Average family monthly income <450 101 .7 (.3, 1.7) .6 (.3, 1.1) .6 (.3, 1.2)
450–110 242 1.1 (.5, 2.3) .7 (.4, 1.1) .6 (.4, .9) *
>1100 280 1.0 1.0 1.0
Parity 1 207 2.4 (1.1,5.2)** .9 (.4, 2.0) 1.0 (.5,1.962)
2–4 328 2.8 (1.4,5.6)* .8 (.4, 1.7) .9 (.5, 1.7)
5+ 88 1.0 1.0 1.0
Pregnancy intention Intended 504 1.96 (1.1,3.6)* 1.8 (1.1, 3.2)* 1.5 (.9, 2.7)
Unintended 119 1.0 1.0 1.0
Aware danger signs of pregnancy Yes 407 7.0 (3.8,13.0)*** 3.9 (2.6, 6.0)*** 3.6 (2.4, 5.5)***
No 216 1.0 1.0 1.0
ANC Yes 546 1.7 (.6, 5.2) 1.2 (.4, 3.5)
No 77 1.0 1.0
Frequency of ANC ≤3 305 1.0 1.0
≥4 241 1.6 (1.1, 2.5)* 1.6 (1.1, 2.4)**

ANC: Antenatal care, DC: Delivery care, PNC: Postnatal care

*** = p < 0.001, ** = p < 0.01,* = p < 0.05)