Table 7.
Logistic regression of birth preparedness and its association with postpartum checkups in Gibe Wereda, South Ethiopia, March 2014.
| Variables | Postpartum checkups | Odds ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | COR (95%) | AOR (95%) | |
| Birth preparedness index | ||||
| Poor | 209 (28.7) | 18 (2.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Moderate | 232 (31.9) | 24 (3.3) | 1.2 (0.6–2.3) | 0.8 (0.4–1.7) |
| Well | 159 (21.8) | 86 (11.8) | 6.3 (3.6–10.8) | 3.0 (1.5–5.9)∗ |
| Mother education | ||||
| Informal | 362 (49.7) | 28 (3.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Primary | 198 (27.2) | 50 (6.9) | 3.3 (2.0–5.4) | 3.7 (2.1–6.7)∗ |
| Secondary and above | 40 (5.5) | 50 (6.9) | 16.1 (9.2–28.5) | 11.8 (5.5–25.3)∗ |
| Mother occupation | ||||
| Housewife | 522 (71.7) | 103 (14.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Government employee | 6 (0.8) | 12 (1.6) | 10.1 (3.7–27.6) | 3.9 (0.8–20.3) |
| Farmer | 44 (6.0) | 7 (1.0) | 0.8 (0.3–1.8) | 1.4 (0.5–4.1) |
| Other∗∗ | 28 (3.8) | 6 (0.8) | 1.1 (0.4–2.7) | 0.5 (0.2–1.8) |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Lowest | 102 (14.0) | 43 (5.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Second | 131 (18.0) | 15 (2.1) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | 0.4 (0.2–1.2) |
| Middle | 120 (16.5) | 25 (3.4) | 0.7 (0.4–1.4) | 0.9 (0.4–2.0) |
| Fourth | 131 (18.0) | 16 (2.2) | 0.5 (0.3–1.0) | 0.8 (0.3–1.8) |
| Highest | 116 (15.9) | 29 (4.0) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | 1.3 (0.6–2.7) |
| Travel time | ||||
| ≤2 hr | 130 (17.9) | 9 (1.2) | 3.6 (1.8–7.4) | 3.4 (1.5–7.9)∗ |
| >2 hr | 470 (64.6) | 119 (16.3) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Husband education (N = 702) | ||||
| Informal | 268 (38.2) | 28 (3.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Primary | 261 (37.2) | 57 (8.2) | 2.1 (1.3–3.4) | 1.4 (0.8–2.4) |
| Secondary and above | 46 (6.5) | 42 (6.0) | 8.7 (4.9–15.5) | 2.1 (1.1–4.8)∗ |
| Family size | ||||
| >5 | 334 (45.9) | 51 (51.0) | 1.9 (1.3–2.8) | 1.6 (0.7–3.7) |
| ≤5 | 266 (36.5) | 77 (10.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Gravidity | ||||
| 1 | 82 (11.3) | 29 (4.0) | 2.7 (1.4–5.0) | 0.4 (0.1–1.3) |
| 2-3 | 206 (28.3) | 53 (7.3) | 1.9 (1.1–3.4) | 0.6 (0.2–1.8) |
| 4-5 | 159 (21.8) | 26 (3.6) | 1.3 (0.6–2.3) | 0.8 (0.4–1.9) |
| >5 | 153 (21.0) | 20 (2.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Still birth (N = 725) | ||||
| No | 503 (69.4) | 107 (14.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| One | 82 (11.3) | 13 (1.8) | 0.7 (0.4–1.4) | 1.1 (0.5–2.4) |
| Two and above | 14 (1.9) | 6 (0.8) | 2.0 (0.7–5.4) | 2.8 (0.8–10.1) |
| Intend pregnancy (N = 727) | ||||
| No | 263 (36.2) | 41 (5.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 336 (46.2) | 87 (12.0) | 1.6 (1.1–2.4) | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) |
| ANC visit | ||||
| No ANC | 155 (21.3) | 9 (1.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| One time | 83 (11.4) | 10 (1.4) | 2.1 (0.8–5.3) | 1.5 (0.5–4.6) |
| Two times | 144 (19.8) | 15 (2.1) | 1.8 (0.7–4.2) | 1.6 (0.6–4.4) |
| Three times | 129 (17.7) | 31 (4.3) | 4.1 (1.9–9.0) | 1.9 (0.7–4.8) |
| 4 & above times | 89 (12.2) | 63 (8.7) | 12.2 (5.7–25.7) | 3.9 (1.5–10.2)∗ |
| Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy & childbirth | ||||
| Poor knowledgeability | 276 (37.9) | 37 (5.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Good Knowledgeability | 324 (44.5) | 91 (12.5) | 2.1 (1.4–3.1) | 1.9 (1.1–3.3)∗ |
| Last pregnancy complication | ||||
| No | 515 (70.7) | 95 (13.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 85 (11.7) | 33 (4.5) | 2.1 (1.3–3.3) | 1.8 (0.9–3.4) |
∗Significant at P value < 0.05.
∗∗Other—merchant and daily laborer.