Table 6.
Logistic regression of birth preparedness and its association with skilled birth attendance in Gibe Wereda, South Ethiopia, March 2014.
| Variables | Skilled birth attendance | Odds ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | COR (95%) | AOR (95%) | |
| Birth preparedness index | ||||
| Poor | 217 (29.8) | 10 (1.4) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Moderate | 240 (33.0) | 16 (2.2) | 1.4 (0.6–3.2) | 1.3 (0.5–3.5) |
| Well | 159 (21.8) | 86 (11.8) | 11.7 (5.9–23.3) | 6.7 (2.7–16.4)∗ |
| Mother educational status | ||||
| Informal | 366 (50.3) | 24 (3.3) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Primary | 202 (27.7) | 46 (6.3) | 3.5 (2.1–5.8) | 4.7 (2.3–9.3)∗ |
| Secondary & above | 48 (6.6) | 42 (5.8) | 13.3 (7.4–23.9) | 6.3 (2.7–14.7)∗ |
| Mother occupational status | ||||
| Housewife | 539 (74.0) | 86 (11.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Government employee | 5 (0.7) | 13 (1.8) | 16.3 (5.6–46.8) | 9.8 (0.9–29.9) |
| Farmer | 45 (6.2) | 6 (0.8) | 0.8 (0.3–2.0) | 1.0 (0.3–3.8) |
| Other∗∗ | 27 (3.7) | 7 (1.0) | 1.6 (0.7–3.8) | 0.9 (0.3–2.8) |
| Travel time | ||||
| >2 hr | 539 (74.0) | 86 (11.8) | 2.7 (1.4–5.3) | 1.8 (0.7–4.3) |
| ≤2 hr | 5 (0.7) | 13 (1.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Husband educational status (N = 702) | ||||
| No formal | 277 (39.4) | 19 (2.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Primary | 270 (38.4) | 48 (6.8) | 2.6 (1.5–4.5) | 1.8 (0.9–3.7) |
| Secondary & above | 44 (6.3) | 44 (6.3) | 14.5 (7.8–27.2) | 4.0 (1.7–9.3)∗ |
| Gravidity | ||||
| 1 | 84 (11.5) | 27 (3.7) | 2.3 (1.2–4.4) | 0.4 (0.1–1.2) |
| 2-3 | 217 (29.8) | 42 (5.8) | 1.4 (0.8–2.5) | 0.4 (0.2–1.0) |
| 4-5 | 163 (22.4) | 22 (3.0) | 1.0 (0.5–1.8) | 0.6 (0.2–1.4) |
| >5 | 152 (20.9) | 21 (2.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Stillbirth (N = 725) | ||||
| No | 518 (71.4) | 92 (12.7) | 1.0 | 1.00 |
| One | 84 (11.6) | 11 (1.5) | 0.7 (0.4–1.4) | 1.3 (0.5–3.4) |
| 2 and above | 13 (1.8) | 7 (1.0) | 3.0 (1.2–7.8) | 8.8 (2.0–28.7)∗ |
| Intend last pregnancy (N = 727) | ||||
| No | 272 (37.4) | 32 (4.4) | 1.0 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 343 (47.2) | 80 (11.0) | 2.0 (1.3–3.1) | 0.7 (0.4–1.4) |
| ANC visit | ||||
| No ANC visit | 158 (21.7) | 6 (0.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| One time | 86 (11.8) | 7 (1.0) | 2.1 (0.7–6.6) | 1.4 (0.4–5.3) |
| Two times | 151 (20.7) | 8 (1.1) | 1.4 (0.5–4.1) | 1.2 (0.4–4.2) |
| Three times | 132 (18.1) | 28 (3.8) | 5.6 (2.2–13.9) | 2.4 (0.8–7.4) |
| 4 & above | 89 (12.2) | 63 (8.7) | 18.6 (7.7–44.8) | 4.8 (1.6–15.0)∗ |
| Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy & child birth | ||||
| Poor knowledgeability | 280 (38.5) | 33 (4.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Good Knowledgeability | 336 (46.2) | 79 (10.9) | 2.0 (1.3–3.1) | 1.7 (0.9–3.1) |
| Last pregnancy complication | ||||
| No | 524 (72.0) | 86 (11.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 92 (12.6) | 26 (3.6) | 1.7 (1.1–2.8) | 1.2 (0.6–2.5) |
| Decision making | ||||
| Herself only | 289 (39.7) | 22 (3.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Husband only | 109 (15.0) | 14 (1.9) | 1.7 (0.8–3.4) | 1.8 (0.7–4.4) |
| Herself & husband | 119 (16.3) | 60 (8.2) | 6.6 (3.9–11.3) | 4.1 (2.0–8.3)∗ |
| Family/relatives | 99 (13.6) | 16 (2.2) | 2.1 (1.1–4.2) | 1.4 (0.6–3.6) |
∗Significant at P value < 0.05.
∗∗Other—merchant and daily laborer.