Table 3.
The association of Socio demographic characteristics of maternal health care providers with cultural competence in Bahir Dar City Administration, 2012 (N = 274)
| Socio demographic characteristics | Cultural competence | Crude OR | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) | |||
| # of competent | # of incompetents | |||
| Type of health facility | ||||
| Hospitals | 105 | 34 | 0.27(0.13,0.57) | 0.04 |
| Others | 124 | 11 | 1.00 | 0.37 [.14, .97] |
| Place of birth | 0.009 | |||
| Urban | 133 | 36 | 1.00 | 3.60(1.37, 9.40) |
| Rural | 96 | 9 | 2.89 (1.33,6.27) | |
| Sex | 0.003 | |||
| Male | 76 | 33 | 1.00 | 3.65(1.56, 8.50) |
| Female | 153 | 12 | 5.54(2.71,11.33) | |
| Age | .24 | |||
| 20–35 years | 184 | 37 | 1.00 | 1.96(.64, 6.10) |
| >35 years | 45 | 8 | 1.13(0.49, 2.60) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.000 | |||
| Amhara | 202 | 24 | 6.55(3.22,13.32) | 16.13(4.28,60.84) |
| Others | 27 | 21 | 1.00 | |
| First language | 0.09 | |||
| Amharic | 203 | 40 | 0.98 [.35,2.70] | 0.24(0.05, 1.31) |
| Others | 26 | 5 | 1.00 | |
| Profession | 0.09 | |||
| Midwives | 40 | 2 | 4.60(1.10, 19.56) | 5,10(.74,35.17) |
| Others | 189 | 43 | 1.00 | |
| In-service training related to maternal care | 0.007 | |||
| Yes | 92 | 36 | 5.96(2.74, 12.95) | 3.48(1.40,8.64) |
| No | 137 | 9 | 1.00 | |