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. 2017 Jun 16;12(6):e0179167. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179167

Table 5. Multivariate mixed-effects logistic regression analysis to identify the client and facility-level determinants of quality of care in family planning services in Ethiopia (n = 1247).

Variables Univariate model
COR (95% CI)
Model I (empty)
AOR (95% CI)
Model II
AOR (95% CI)
Model III
AOR (95% CI)
Model IV
AOR (95% CI)
Client-level variables
Client age 1.02 (1.00–1.04)* 1.03 (1.00–1.05)* 1.02 (1.00–1.04)*
Client’s waiting time
<30min 1 1 1
30min- 2hrs 0.19(0.07–0.53)** 0.10 (0.03–0.31)** 0.11(0.03–0.33)*
>2hrs or don’t know 0.84 (0.26–2.68) 0.41 (0.09–1.85) 0.47(0.11–2.08)
Privacy maintained
No 1 1 1
Yes 1.68 (0.67–4.25) 1.78 (0.51–6.20) 1.96(0.57–6.72)
Number of history and physical assessments 1.15 (1.01–1.31)* 1.20 (1.03, 1.40)* 1.19(1.03–1.34)*
Information provided about the contraceptive method’s potential side effects
No 1 1 1
Yes 4.19 (1.80–9.72) 5.63 (2.14–14.82))** 5.22(2.13–12.80)**
Duration of consultation 0.93 (0.85–1.02) 0.90 (0.82–0.99)* 0.90 (0.82–0.99)
Facility-level variables
Facility ownership
Private 1 1 1
Public 8.43 (1.41–50.31) 4.32 (0.63–29.70) 5.39 (0.69–41.75)
Types of facility by level
Lower-level 1 1 1
Higher-level 0.27 (0.10–0.71) 0.39 (0.14–1.07) 0.86 (0.26–2.83)
Facility by location
Rural 1 1 1
Urban 1.50 (0.41–5.55) 3.54(1.00–12.50)* 4.61(1.04–20.58)*
Number of basic amenities 0.65 (0.38–1.12) 0.68 (0.41–1.15) 0.43 (0.22–0.84)
Availability of supervision in the past six months
No 1 1 1
Yes 4.35 (1.25–15.07)* 2.98 (1.18–7.54)* 2.54 (0.81–7.97)
Number of quality stock organization measures
No stock 1 1 1
1–4 stock 0.77 (0.16–3.86) 1.23 (0.35–4.42) 0.46 (0.10–2.00)
5–8 stock 1.04 (0.31–3.46) 1.41 (0.57–3.54) 1.30 (0.52–1.24)
  System to collect client opinion
No 1 1 1
Yes 2.25 (0.46–11.07) 1.53 (0.54–4.36) 1.36 (0.35–5.26)
Contraceptives offered/ prescribed 0.77 (0.53–1.09) 0.85 (.62–1.17) 0.80 (0.52–1.24)
Availability of FP guidelines/protocols
No 1 1 1
Yes 3.39 (1.45–11.07)* 3.62 (1.23–10.64)* 4.90 (1.19–20.19)*
Number of IP precaution measures 0.84 (0.66–1.07) 0.93 (0.72–1.19) 0.90 (0.66–1.22)
Number of FP equipment and supplies 0.86 (0.66–1.12) 1.00(0.83–1.20) 0.96 (0.77–1.21)
Random effect
Variance (SE) 1.61 (0.34)* 9.38 (4.91)* 3.49 (1.12)* 6.15 (2.35)*
ICC (%) 32.8% 34.4% 28.1% 31.5%
Model Fitness
Log Likelihood -768.13 -674.6 -754.60 -664.52
AIC 1540.3 1367.3 1539.2 1372.05

*P-value< 0.05

**p-value<0.01

AOR- Crude Odds Ratio, AOR- Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI- Confidence Interval, IP- Infection Prevention FP- Family Planning, SE-Standard Error, ICC- Intraclass Correlation Coefficient, AIC- Akaike Information Criterion