Table 5.
Multivariable analysis of factors associated with early PNC utilization of mothers at Wonago District, South Ethiopia, 2017.
| Variables | Early PNC attendance | Crude | Adjusted | |
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| No (%) | Yes (%) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Mothers education | ||||
| No formal education | 317 (91.1) | 31 (8.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Primary | 183 (84.3) | 34 (15.7) | 1.9 (1.13–3.19) | 1.37 (0.72–2.61) |
| Secondary and above | 28 (59.9) | 19 (40.4) | 6.93 (3.48–13.82) | 3.77 (1.33–10.65)∗∗ |
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| Husband education | ||||
| No formal education | 136 (92.5) | 11 (7.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Primary | 291 (86.9) | 44 (13.1) | 1.86 (0.93–3.73) | 1.51 (0.72–3.27) |
| Secondary and above | 90 (76.3) | 28 (23.7) | 3.84 (1.82–8.11) | 1.47 (0.56–3.85) |
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| Occupation of mother | ||||
| House wife | 451 (88.1) | 61 (11.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Farmer | 21 (87.5) | 3 (12.5) | 1.05 (0.30–3.64) | 0.89 (0.23–3.44) |
| Government employee | 9 (64.3) | 5 (35.7) | 4.10 (1.33–12.65) | 1.64 (0.41–6.43) |
| Merchant | 47 (75.8) | 15 (24.2) | 2.36 (1.24–4.47) | 1.26 (0.58–2.77) |
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| Occupation of father | ||||
| Farmer | 261 (90.3) | 28 (9.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Government employee | 28 (73.3) | 10 (26.3) | 3.26 (1.44–7.39) | 1.40 (0.45–4.31) |
| Merchant | 141 (79.9) | 36 (20.3) | 2.25 (1.32–1.32) | 1.77 (0.93–3.37) |
| Daily labourer | 87 (90.6) | 9 (9.4) | 0.92 (0.42–2.02) | 0.72 (0.29–1.73) |
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| Having ANC | ||||
| No | 125 (96.9) | 4 (3.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 403 (83.4) | 80 (16.9) | 6.2 (2.22–17.27) | 3.4 (1.15–10.09)∗ |
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| Number of alive births | ||||
| One | 67 (80.7) | 16 (19.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Two–four | 346 (86.6) | 56 (13.9) | 0.67 (0.36–1.25) | 0.75 (0.21–2.74) |
| Five | 115 (90.6) | 12 (9.4) | 0.43 (0.19–0.97) | 1.01 (0.34–2.96) |
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| Birth order | ||||
| First | 67 (80.75) | 16 (19.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Second | 94 (84.7) | 17 (15.3) | 0.75 (0.35–1.60) | 1.82 (0.39–8.46) |
| Third | 190 (84.4) | 35 (15.6) | 0.77 (0.40–1.48) | 2.45 (0.55–10.82) |
| Fourth and above | 177 (91.7) | 16 (8.3) | 0.37 (0.17–0.80) | 1.06 (0.36–3.12) |
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| Place of delivery | ||||
| Home | 326 (92.4) | 27 (7.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Health center | 202 (78) | 57 (22) | 3.4 (2.08–5.56) | 1.8 (1.03–3.26)∗ |
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| Delivery complication | ||||
| No | 504 (89.4) | 60 (10.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 24 (50) | 24 (50) | 8.4 (4.49–15.7) | 7.83 (3.76–16.28)∗∗ |
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| Past history of PNC | ||||
| No | 450 (88.6) | 58 (11.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 78 (75) | 26 (25) | 2.58 (1.53–4.35) | 2.10 (1.33–3.90)∗∗ |
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| HEW visit at home | ||||
| No | 420 (88.4) | 55 (11.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 108 (78.8) | 29 (21.2) | 2.05 (1.24–3.37) | 0.77 (0.42–1.39) |
CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio; ANC: antenatal care; PNC: postnatal care; 1: reference variable; ∗significant at p < 0.05; ∗∗significant at p < 0.01.