Table 3.

Association between different variables and preconception care among women who delivered within the last one year in Mekelle city, North Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 561)

Variable	Preconception Care Utilization		Odds Ratio and 95% CI
	Utilized (%)	Not utilized (%)	Crude	Adjusted
Age (years)
15–24	22(25.0%)	66(75.0%)	1	1
25–34	58(20.9%)	219(79.1%)	0.79(0.45–1.39)	1.23(0.50–3.04)
35–45	22(11.2%)	174(88.8%)	0.37(0.19–0.73)*	1.34(0.42–4.24)
Mother’s education
No education	26(17.7%)	121(82.3%)	1	1
Primary education	11(8.7%)	116(91.3%)	0.44(0.21–0.93)*	0.59(0.20–1.70)
Secondary education	37(19.4%)	154(80.6%)	1.12(1.01–1.95)*	1.26(0.51–3.13)
More than secondary education	28(29.2%)	68(70.8%)	1.92(1.04–3.53)*	1.24(0.45–3.43)
Household income (ETB)
Less than 500	36(27.3%)	96(72.7%)	1	1
501–1000	25(12.1%)	182(87.9%)	0.37(0.21–0.65)**	0.46(0.19–1.06)
1001–2000	25(16.6%)	126(83.4%)	0.53(0.29–0.94)*	0.61(0.25–1.52)
Above 2000	16(22.5%)	55(77.5%)	0.78(0.4–1.53)	0.70(0.25–1.94)
Previous family planning use
No	25(11.4%)	195(88.6%)	1	1
Yes	77(22.6%)	264(77.4%)	2.28(1.39–3.71)**	1.55(0.74–3.23)
Previous adverse birth outcome
No	62(14.0%)	381(86.0%)	1	1
Yes	40(33.9%)	78(66.1%)	3.15(1.98–5.02)**	5.10(2.31–11.24)**
Joint plan discussion with partner on preconception care
No	23(5.8%)	371(94.2%)	1	1
Yes	79(47.3%)	88(52.7%)	14.48(8.62–24.34)**	2.05(0.88–4.78)
Having any chronic health problem
No	77(14.8%)	445(85.2%)	1	1
Yes	25(64.1%)	14(35.9%)	10.32(5.14–20.73)**	5.69(2.06–15.72)*
Having any challenge to access health facility
No	82(35.5%)	149(64.5%)	1	1
Yes	20(6.1%)	310(93.9%)	0.11(0.07–0.2)**	0.24(0.16–0.48)**
Having husband/partner support
No	17(4.2%)	385(95.8%)	1	1
Yes	85(53.5%)	74(46.5%)	26.0(14.61–46.33)**	13.84(6.02–31.79)**
Knowledge index on PCC
Not knowledgeable	56(11.6%)	428(88.4%)	1	1
Knowledgeable	46(59.7%)	31(40.3%)	11.34(6.65–19.34)**	2.21(1.03–4.73)**

*P-value < 0.05; **P-Value < 0.001