Table 3.

Factors associated with pre term birth among of the women delivered in Debretabor town health institution northwest, Ethiopia, from June to September 2016 (N = 548)

Variables	Preterm		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	p-value
	Yes	No
Residence
Rural	42	195	2.17 (1.3–3.6)*
Urban	28	283	1
ANC follow up
No	15	22	5.65 (2.8–11.5)*
Yes	55	456	1
Number of ANC visits
< 4	50	172	4.4 (2.5–7.7)*	3.0 (1.6–5.9)*	0.001
≥ 4	20	306	1	1
History of preterm delivery
Yes	6	8	5.5 (1.8–16.4)*
No	64	470	1
History of abortion
Yes	21	80	2.1 (1.2–3.7)*
No	49	398	1
Anemia
Yes	17	35	4.06 (2.1–7.7)*	2.9 (1.3–6.6)*	0.01
No	53	443	1
prom
Yes	22	46	4.3 (2.3–7.7)*	3.0 (1.5–6.2)*	0.002
No	48	432	1	1
MUAC (cm)
< 24	12	43	2.09 (1.04–4.2)*	2.6 (1.1–6.1)*	0.022
≥ 24	58	435	1	1
Complication in current pregnancy
Yes	37	55	8.6 (4.99–14.9)*	6.6 (3.4–12.6)**	< 0.001
No	33	423	1
Status of HIV
Positive	12	15	6.4 (2.8–14.5)*	5.1 (1.7–15.4)*	0.003
Un known	3	22	1.0 (0.3–3.7)
Negative	55	441	1	1
History of medical illness
Yes	17	43	3.2 (1.7–6.1)*
No	53	435	1

*p value < 0.05, **p value < 0.001