Table 5.

Factors associated with utilization of labor analgesia among obstetric caregivers in Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia, March–April 2017

Variables		Utilization of labor analgesia		COR	AOR
		Yes	No
Qualification	Lower level	7	75	1	1
	Medium level	116	134	9.3 (4.1, 20.92)a	0.07 (0.01, 1.56)
	Higher level	6	2	32.1 (5.43, 19.21)a	0.40 (0.61, 2.69)
Attitude	Negative	141	70	1	1
	Positive	44	85	3.89 (2.45, 6.18)a	4.35 (2.47, 7.67)b
Years of service	≤5 years	43	61	0.28 (0.052, 1.52)	0.23 (0.04, 1.42)
	6–10 years	51	86	0.24 (0.04, 1.26)	0.24 (0.04, 7.43)
	11–15 years	22	51	0.17 (0.031, 0.95)a	0.21 (0.034, 1.349)
	16–20 years	8	11	0.291 (0.045, 1.89)	0.35 (0.05, 2.70)
	≥21 years	5	2	1	1
Knowledge	Inadequate	138	73	4.21 (2.63, 6.72)a	3.94 (2.28, 6.83)b
	Adequate	40	89	1	1
Availability of drugs and equipment	Not available	67	168	0.27 (0.17, 0.45)a	0.35 (0.2, 0.63)b
	Available	62	43	1	1

Notes:

^aStatistically significant in COR: P-value <0.25.

^bStatistically significant in AOR: P-value <0.05.

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crude odds ratio.