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. 2018 Aug 3;18:315. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-1954-3

Table 2.

Logistic regression analysis of skilled birth attendant utilization by selected characteristics, Sidama Zone, Ethiopia, 2015

Characteristics Have you received SBAs’ service?
Yes, n (%) No, n (%) COR (95%C.I.) AOR (95%C.I.)
Husband involved in ANC Yes 260 (67.5) 125 (32.5) 6.33 (4.5, 8.9)* 6.27 (4.2, 9.3)*
No 69 (24.7) 210 (75.3) 1.00 1.00
Place of residence Urban 193 (59.8) 130 (40.2) 2.2 (1.6, 3.0)* 1.7 (1.14, 2.5)*
Rural 136 (39.9) 205 (60.1) 1.00 1.00
Age in year 15–24 100 (57.1) 75 (42.9) 1.9 (1.2, 3.1)*
25–34 184 (48.5) 195 (51.5) 1.4 (0.9, 2.1)
35–49 45 (40.9) 65 (59.1) 1.00
Education level Tertiary 61 (61.6) 38 (38.4) 1.9 (1.14, 3.3)* 1.6 (0.8, 2.9)
Secondary 102 (58.0) 74 (42.0) 1.7 (1.06, 2.6)* 1.3 (0.7, 2.2)
Primary 102 (41.1) 146 (58.9) 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 0.6 (0.4, 1.1)
None 64 (45.4) 77 (54.6) 1.00 1.00
Occupation type Government employee 56 (60.9) 36 (39.1) 1.8 (1.2, 2.8)*
Businesswomen 36 (61.0) 23 (39.0) 1.8 (1.05, 3.2)*
Housewife 237 (46.2) 276 (53.8) 1.00
Religions Protestant 207 (46.1) 242 (53.9) 1.5 (0.9–2.5) 1.7 (0.9, 3.1)
Orthodox 49 (69.0) 22 (31.0) 3.9 (1.9–7.8)* 3.8 (1.7, 8.6)*
Catholic 44 (68.8) 20 (31.2) 3.8 (1.9–7.8)* 3.4 (1.5, 7.8)*
Muslim 29 (36.2) 51 (63.8) 1.00 1.00
Planned pregnancy Yes 262 (60.1) 174 (39.9) 3.6 (2.6–5.1)* 2.5 (1.7, 3.7)*
No 67 (29.4) 161 (70.6) 1.00 1.00
Number of U5 year children ≤  1 135 (65.9) 70 (34.1) 2.6 (1.9–3.7)* 2.5 (1.6, 3.8)*
> 1 194 (42.3) 265 (57.7) 1.00 1.00
Initiation of ANC visit 1st trimester 37 (64.9) 20 (35.1) 3.2 (1.7, 5.8)*
2nd trimester 210 (54.5) 175 (45.5) 2.0 (1.5, 2.9)*
3rd trimester 82 (36.9) 140 (63.1) 1.00
Number of ANC visits 4+ 66 (78.6) 18 (21.4) 4.4 (2.6–7.6)* 3.3 (1.7, 6.5)*
1 to 3 263 (45.3) 317 (54.7) 1.00 1.00

COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio

*Where 95% C.l. does not include ‘one’, it shows a significant association between the outcome and the factor

The sign”------“indicates the variable was not included in the multivariate analysis