Table 5.
Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with CBNC utilisation in Geze Gofa district, south Ethiopia, June 2017 (n=371)
| Variables | CBNC utilised | CBNC not utilised | Cor (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Age in years | ||||
| ≤24 | 36 (33.0) | 73 (67.0) | 2.03 (0.70 to 5.84) | 1.41 (0.42 to 4.76) |
| 25 to 35 | 95 (38.6) | 151 (61.4) | 1.59 (0.58 to 4.38) | 1.34 (0.44 to 4.10) |
| >35 | 8 (50.0) | 8 (50.0) | 1 | 1 |
| Educational status | ||||
| Unable to read and write | 49 (42.2) | 67 (57.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Able to read and write | 12 (48.0) | 13 (52.0) | 0.79 (0.33 to 1.88) | 0.84 (0.32 to 2.17) |
| Elementary school | 47 (29.9) | 110 (70.1) | 1.71 (1.04 to 2.83) | 1.76 (1.01 to 3.07)* |
| High school | 26 (51.0) | 25 (49.0) | 0.70 (0.36 to 1.36) | 0.80 (0.36 to 1.78) |
| College and above | 5 (22.7) | 17 (77.3) | 2.49 (0.86 to 7.20) | 3.71 (1.12 to 12.24)* |
| Occupational status | ||||
| Government employee | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) | 0.43 (0.15 to 1.21) | 0.41 (0.13 to 1.29) |
| Merchant | 14 (45.2) | 17 (54.8) | 0.59 (0.28 to 1.25) | 0.50 (0.22 to 1.15) |
| Daily labour | 9 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) | 0.65 (0.26 to 1.60) | 0.40 (0.15 to 1.08) |
| Farmer | 20 (57.1) | 15 (42.9) | 0.37 (0.18 to 0.75) | 0.35 (0.16 to 0.79)* |
| Housewife | 88 (32.7) | 181 (67.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Gofa | 86 (34.5) | 163 (65.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Gamo | 30 (43.5) | 39 (56.5) | 0.69 (0.40 to 1.18) | 0.76 (0.42 to 1.38) |
| Wolayita | 13 (48.1) | 14 (51.9) | 0.57 (0.26 to 1.26) | 0.47 (0.20 to 1.11) |
| Others* | 10 (38.5) | 16 (61.5) | 0.84 (0.37 to 1.94) | 1.27 (0.49 to 3.25) |
| Wealth status | ||||
| Poorest | 13 (20.0) | 52 (80.0) | 4.21 (1.98 to 8.94) | 3.76 (1.65 to 8.54)* |
| Poorer | 22 (35.0) | 41 (65.0) | 1.96 (0.99 to 3.88) | 1.92 (0.91 to 4.06) |
| Middle | 39 (35.1) | 72 (64.9) | 1.943 (1.07 to 3.51) | 1.96 (1.03 to 3.76)* |
| Richer | 25 (46.3) | 29 (53.7) | 1.221 (0.61 to 2.45) | 1.26 (0.57 to 2.80) |
| Richest | 40 (51.3) | 38 (48.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Time takes to reach the nearest health posts (in minutes) | ||||
| <30 | 28 (35.4) | 51 (64.6) | 0.51 (0.20 to 1.33) | 1 |
| 30 to 60 | 59 (39.0) | 92 (61.0) | 0.44 (0.18 to 1.07) | 0.83 (0.45 to 1.55) |
| 60 to 120 | 45 (41.3) | 64 (58.7) | 0.39 (0.16 to 1.00) | 0.70 (0.36 to 1.37) |
| >120 | 7 (21.9) | 25 (78.1) | 1.72 (0.61 to 4.85) | |
| Place of visit (if they have faced danger signs) | ||||
| Hospital | 20 (54.0) | 17 (46.0) | 0.29 (0.12 to 0.72) | 0.29 (0.11 to 0.78)* |
| Health centre | 105 (37.5) | 175 (62.5) | 0.58 (0.30 to 1.12) | 0.58 (0.29 to 1.18) |
| Health post | 14 (25.9) | 40 (74.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Information about CBNC programme | ||||
| Yes | 90 (35.2) | 166 (64.8) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 49 (42.6) | 66 (57.4) | 0.73 (0.47 to 1.15) | 0.73 (0.43 to 1.21) |
Others*: Amhara, Guraghe and Kembata.
*Statistically significant at p value <0.05.
AOR, adjusted OR; CBNC, community-based newborn care.