Table 6.

Bivariable and multivariable analysis of factors affecting pregnant women level of practice to prevent against COVID-19 infection in Debre Tabor Town Northwest Ethiopia, May 25–June 15, 2020(N = 309)

Variables	Level of practice		COR (95%CI)	AOR (95%CI)	P-value
	Good N (%)	Poor N (%)
Educational status
No formal education	6 (14.6)	36 (85.4)	1	1
Primary	12 (22.2)	42 (77.8)	1.667 (1.567–4.897)	0.748 (0.192–2.912)	0.675
Secondary	13 (22.4)	45 (77.6)	1.685 (0.582–4.885)	0.665 (0.179–2.48)	0.544
College and above	116 (74.4)	40 (25.6)	6.917 (6.624–23.20)	3.783 (1.198–11.938)	0.023*
Husband educational status
No formal education	6 (24.0)	19 (76.0)	1	1
Primary	14 (46.7)	16 (53.3)	2.771 (0.864–8.882)	2.076 (0.351–12.281)	0.421
Secondary	33 (42.3)	45 (57.7)	2.322 (0.836–6.452)	2.404 (0.523–11.046)	0.259
College and above	88 (52.1)	81 (47.9)	3.44 (1.309–9.041)	1.115 (0.265–4.688)	0.882
Husband occupation
Civil servant	91 (52.6)	82 (47.4)	8.878 (1.087–22.51)	0.633 (0.45–8.994)	0.736
Private business	41 (43.2)	54 (56.8)	6.074 (0.73–30.50)	0.547 (0.035–8.471)	0.66
Employed at private sector	8 (32.0)	17 (68.0)	3.765 (0.40–22.44)	0.886 (0.051–15.499)	0.934
Daily laborer	5 (50.0)	5 (50.0)	1	1
Number of children
≤ 3 children	124 (54.9)	102 (45.1)	3.171 (1.834–5.483)	2.894 (1.298–6.454)	0.009*
> 3children	23((27.7)	60 (72.3)	1	1
Condition of pregnancy
Unwanted	8 (38.1)	13 (61.9)	1	1
Wanted	132 (52.2)	121 (47.8)	1.773 (0.71–4.424)	1.186 (0.213–6.596)	0.845
Mistimed	7 (20)	28 (80)	0.406 (0.121–1.361)	1.285 (0.156–10.588)	0.816
ANC in current pregnancy
Yes	127 (53.1)	112 (46.9)	2.835 (1.591–5.05)	0.993 (0.381–2.59)	0.989
No	20 (28.6)	50 (71.4)	1	1
Knowledge level
Good	134 (78.8)	36 (21.2)	11 (8.291–23.157)	8.421 (4.502–15.85)	0.000*
Poor	13 (9.4)	126 (90.6)	1	1

COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio

* = P-value < 0.05 considered as statistically significant