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. 2018 May;28(3):267–276. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v28i3.4

Table 3.

Factors associated with PNC service utilization among married women of in Bench-Maji Zone, 2015

Variables PNC COR
(95%CI)
P-value AOR
(95%CI)
P-value

No Yes
No (%) No (%)
Maternal Age
15–24 165 44.2 175 44.6 1
25–34 183 49.1 197 50.3 1.02(.8,1.4) .921
35–44 25 6.7 20 5.1 .8(.4,1.4) .377
Religion
Protestant 204 54.7 165 42.1 1 1
Orthodox 128 34.3 153 39.0 1.5(1.1,2.02) .014* .8((.5,1.2) .196
Islam 35 9.4 61 15.6 2.2(1.4,3.4) .001* 1.1(.6,2.0) .837
Other** 6 1.6 13 3.3 2.7(1.0,7.2) .051* 6.1(1.7,21.5) .005*
Maternal Educational level
Can't read 163 43.7 143 36.5 1 1
<=Primary 159 42.6 175 44.6 1.3(.9,1.7) .153 .8(.5,1.3) .365
>=Secondary 51 13.7 74 18.9 1.7(1.1,2.5) .019* .7(.4,1.3) .233
Maternal occupation
House wife 261 70.0 299 76.3 1 1
Gov't 17 4.6 27 6.9 1.4(.7,2.6) .309 1.5(.7,3.3) .356
Merchant 34 9.1 41 10.5 1.1(.7,1.7) .835 .8(.5,1.5) .553
Farmer 47 12.6 13 3.3 2(.1,.5) .000* .3(.2,.7) .005*
Other** 14 3.8 12 3.1 .8(.3,1.7) .471 .4(.1,1.0) .047
Maternal Marital Status
Married 350 93.8 374 95.4 1
Other 23 6.2 18 4.6 .7(.4,1.4) .335
Availability of TV/Radio
No 162 43.4 120 30.6 1 1
Yes 211 56.6 272 69.4 1.7(1.3,2.3) .000* 1.0(.6,1.6) .989
Residence
Urban 142 38.1 257 65.6 1 1
Semi urban 98 26.3 68 17.3 .4(.3,.6) .000* .3(0.2,0.5) .000*
Rural 133 35.7 67 17.1 .3(.2,.4) .000* .2(0.1,0.4) .000*
Maternal age during first pregnancy
15–19 185 49.6 149 38.0 1 1
20–24 162 43.4 214 54.6 1.6(1.2,2.2) .001* 1.7(1.2,2.5) .005*
25–34 26 7.0 29 7.4 1.4(.8,2.5) .264 2.0(.9,4.2) .082
Knowledge of problems during post natal period
No 191 48.8 51 87.0 1 1
Yes 182 51.2 341 13.0 7.0(4.9,10.0) .000* 8.7(5.6,13.4) .000*
ANC follow up
None 64 17.2 18 4.6 1 1
<4 123 33.0 112 28.6 3.2(1.8,5.8) .000* 2.2(1.1,4.6) .036*
>=4 186 49.9 262 66.8 5.0(2.9,8.7) .000* 2.0(.9,4.1) .078
Place of delivering last child
Home 119 31.9 47 12.0 1 1
H.Facility 254 68.1 345 88.0 .3(.2,.4) .000* 1.0(.6,1.8) .997
*

Significant association,

**

Traditional religion, Catholic, Hawariyat,

***

Private business, Driver, Carpenter, Student, Religious leader, daily laborer