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. 2020 Apr 21;20:232. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-02938-4

Table 3.

Multivariate Logistic Regression of factors associated with success of induction in four hospitals of Ethiopia

VARIABLES RESPONSE Successful Induction COR(95%CI) P –value AOR (95%CI) P-Value
Yes No
Age of respondent (in years) < = 19 4 (44.4) 5 (55.6) 1 1
20–29 103 (65.6) 54 (34.4) 2.4 (0.6, 9.2) .209 1.9 (0.4,9.9) .43
> 30 37 (74) 13 (26) 3.6 (0.8,15.3) .088 2.6 (0.5,15.2) .28
Residence Urban 87 (63) 51 (37) 0.6 (0.3, 1.2) .134 0.6 (0.3,1.29) .19
Rural 57 (73.1) 21 (26.9) 1 1
Oxytocin regimen High dose 66 (61.1) 42 (38.9) 0.6 (0.3, 1.1) .084 0.6 (0.3,1.53) .29
Low dose 78 (72.2) 30 (27.8) 1 1
Previous successful induction YES 14 (87.5) 2 (12.5) 3.8 (0.8, 17.1) .085 1.6 (0.3,9.02) .58
NO 130 (65) 70 (35) 1 1
Gestational age at delivery Term 129 (68.3) 60 (31.7) 1.7 (0.8, 3.9) .194 0.6 (0.1,2.9) .48
Post-term 15 (55.6) 12 (44.4) 1 1
Ripening with misoprostol YES 59 (60.8) 38 (39.2) 0.6 (0.4, 1.1) .101 0.4 (0.1,1.1) .06
NO 85 (71.4) 34 (28.6) 1
Previous Parity Parous 94 (73.4) 34 (26.6) 2.1 (1.2, 3.7) .012 2.1 (1.1,4.0) .024
Nulliparous 50 (56.8) 38 (43.2) 1 1
Bishop score before induction Favorable 65 (82.3) 14 (17.7) 3.4 (1.7, 6.7) .000 4.1 (2.0, 8.8) .00
Unfavorable 79 (57.7) 58 (42.3) 1 1
Type of induction Elective 19 (47.5) 21 (52.5) 0.4 (0.2,0.7) .005 0.2 (0.1,0.5) .001
Emergency 125 (71) 51 (29) 1 1
ARM done YES 38 (84.4) 7 (15.6) 3.3 (1.4, 7.9) .006 7.8 (2.7, 22.6) .00
NO 106 (73.6) 65 (90.3) 1 1
Neonatal weight in gm <  4000 132 (68.8) 60 (31.2) 2.2 (0.9, 5.2) .071 4.3 (1.6, 11.6) .005
> 4000 12 (50) 12 (50) 1 1