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. 2021 Apr 7;16(4):e0249793. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249793

Table 3. Multilevel logistic regression analysis for factors associated with returning to health facility for postnatal care utilization among mothers who delivered in health facility in Ethiopia: Analysis of the 2016 EDHS.

Individual and community level characteristics.

COR (95%CI) Model 0 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Highest education level
No education 1 1 1
Primary 1.09(0.68–1.73) 1.05(0.65–1.70) 1.00(0.62–1.63)
Secondary 1.36(0.77–2.39) 1.14(0.61–2.13) 1.17(0.61–2.31)
Higher 2.47(1.45–4.19) 1.61(0.82–3.13) 1.30(0.59–2.86)
Religion
Orthodox 1 1 1
Muslim 0.65(0.41–1.02) 0.83(0.51–1.38) 0.84(0.49–1.43)
Protestant 0.66(0.38–1.14) 0.72(0.42–1.22) 0.67(0.38–1.17)
Others 0.23(0.02–2.22) 0.26(0.03–2.57) 0.32(0.03–3.55)
Age at first birth
12–19 years 1 1 1
20–24 years 1.40(0.96–2.04) 1.09(0.68–1.73) 1.35(0.89–2.05)
> = 25 years 1.63(0.95–2.78) 1.07(0.59–1.93) 1.18(0.66–2.11)
Sex of household head
Male 1 1 1
Female 1.31(0.87–1.97) 1.18(0.80–1.75) 1.05(0.71–1.56)
Wealth index
Poorest 1 1 1
Poorer 1.05(0.54–2.05) 1.17(0.60–2.29) 1.33(0.70–2.53)
Middle 1.04(0.52–2.08) 1.18(0.58–2.38) 1.32(0.64–2.74)
Richer 0.86(0.42–1.75) 0.91(0.45–1.85) 1.02(0.50–2.09)
Richest 1.60(0.80–3.21) 1.35(0.61–2.97) 0.80(0.28–2.30)
Occupation
Not employed 1 1 1
Employed 1.52(1.06–2.18) 1.32(0.90–1.91) 1.51(1.04–2.19)*
Number of ANC
No ANC 1 1 1
1–3 ANC 1.24(0.47–3.25) 1.15(0.44–3.05) 1.42(0.55–3.65)
4–7 ANC 1.64(0.66–4.09) 1.42(0.55–3.65) 1.54(0.62–3.84)
> = 8 ANC 4.04(1.52–10.76) 3.11(1.11–8.70)* 2.90(1.05–8.00)*
Age at first sex
8–14 years 1 1 1
15–17 years 091(0.53–1.56) 0.91(0.52–1.59) 0.93(0.52–1.67)
> = 18 years 1.46(0.87–2.46) 1.23(0.66–2.32) 1.21(0.65–2.26)
Media exposure
Not at all 1 1 1
Less than once per week 0.79(0.43–1.47) 0.73(0.38–1.40) 0.60(0.29–1.23)
At least once per week 0.84(0.48–1.49) 0.69(0.36–1.31) 0.65(0.37–1.15)
Almost every day 1.34(0.82–2.21) 0.88(0.44–1.68) 0.77(0.42–1.41)
Region Type
Metropolitan 1 1 1
Large central 0.28(0.17–0.45) 0.58(0.31–1.08) 0.72(0.36–1.14)
Small peripheral 0.61(0.18–2.09) 1.07(0.27–4.28) 1.32(0.31–5.62)
Place of residence
Urban 1 1 1
Rural 0.36(0.24–0.55) 0.56(0.33–0.94)* 0.56(0.36–0.88)*
Facility type for delivery
HP/Clinic/NGO HF 1 1 1
Health center 1.48(0.62–3.51) 1.45(0.62–3.39) 1.45(0.61–3.45)
Hospital 2.07(0.79–5.39) 1.21(0.47–3.15) 1.23(0.46–3.27)
Delivered by caesarean section
No 1 1
Yes 3.43(1.87–6.32) 2.79(1.46–5.35)* 2.53(1.40–4.58)**
Child or/and mother checked before discharge after delivery
No 1 1 1
Yes 2.47(1.54–3.94) 1.55(0.89–2.73) 1.62(0.92–2.85)
Not remembered 0.70(0.17–2.87) 0.63(0.15–2.75) 0.57(0.13–2.41)
Informed when to return
No 1 1 1
Yes 1.82(1.03–3.24) 1.74(0.99–3.08) 1.75(0.99–3.10)
Do not remember 0.67(0.37–1.18) 0.97(0.53–1.78) 1.03(0.56–1.86)

* P<0.05

** P<0.005.