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. 2018 Nov 26;15:193. doi: 10.1186/s12978-018-0631-3

Table 4.

Predictors of child related adverse pregnancy outcome from backward stepwise (Wald) logistic regression, in Governmental health institutions, Hawassa Ethiopia, 2017

Predictors Adverse pregnancy outcome (APO) COR[95%CI] AOR[95%CI]
No APO Yes APO
Previous History of child related APO Yes 87 48 2.3(1.3–4.1) * 4.2(2.5–6.9)***
No 387 58 1§ 1
Previous History of maternal APO Yes 42 19 3.7(2.4–5.8) *** 1.7(0.8–3.6)
No 432 87 1 1
Age of the Mother 20–34 Years 411 81 1 1
18–19 Years 27 16 1.3(0.6–2.7) 1.5(0.6–3.7)
35–45 Years 36 9 3.0(1.6–5.8) ** 2.3(1.1–4.8) *
Attend at list one ANC visit Not attended 40 19 2.4(1.3–4.3) * 2.2(1.1–4.3)*
Attended 434 87 1 1
Duration b/n the current & previous pregnancies in months 1st pregnancy 229 38 1 1
<  12 Months 21 14 4.0(1.9–8.6) *** 2.3 (0.9–5.4)
12–17 Months 29 8 1.7(0.7–3.9) 1.3(0.5–3.3)
18–23 Months 66 17 1.6(0.8–2.9) 1.6(0.8–3.3)
> 24 Months 129 29 1.4(0.8–2.3) 0.7(0.4–1.3)
Anemia in current pregnancy Yes 60 21 1.7(0.9–3.0) 1.5(0.8–2.8)
No 414 85 1 1
Own cat in the house? Yes 162 55 1.8(1.2–2.7) * 2.2(1.3–3.7) **
No 312 51 1 1
Had any chronic disease/s Yes 34 16 2.3(1.2–4.4)* 2.2(1.1–4.8)*
No 440 90 1 1
Mothers’ PCC knowledge Good Knowledge 105 10 1 1
Fair Knowledge 139 25 1.9(0.9–4.1) 2.2(0.9–5.5)
Poor Knowledge 230 71 3.2(1.6–6.5) ** 3.0(1.4–6.6) *
Monthly income ≤1000.0birr 133 41 1.8(1.1–3.3)* 1.4(0.7–2.7)
1001.0-2000.0birr 99 20 1.2(0.6–2.3) 1.1(0.5–2.4)
2001.0 -3675.0 birr 118 24 1.2(0.6–2.3) 1.2(0.6–2.4)
≥ 3676 birr 124 21 1 1

Key 1 = references group, * = PV < 0.05, ** = PV < 0.001, *** = PV < 0.0001, CI confidence interval, COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, ANC antenatal care, PCC preconception care, ETB Ethiopian birr(1$ = 27ETB)