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. 2021 Aug 11;9:20503121211038456. doi: 10.1177/20503121211038456

Table 4.

Factors associated with knowledge of husbands about partners’ reproductive rights in Harar town, eastern Ethiopia, March 2020 (N = 611).

Variables Category Knowledge COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Knowledgeable Not knowledge
Social media use Yes 278 (54.1%) 236 (45.9%) 5.54 (3.20–9.62)** 4.97 (2.79–8.85)**
No 17 (17.5%) 80 (82.5%) 1 1
Discussion on reproductive health Yes 248 (60.0%) 165 (40.0%) 2.87 (2.02–4.10)** 2.33 (1.60–3.39)**
No 68 (34.3%) 130 (65.7%) 1 1
Type of nearby health facility Hospital 52 (53.1%) 46 (46.9%) 3.11 (1.30–7.65)** 3.21 (1.23–8.36)*
Health center 68 (41.0%) 98 (59.0%) 1.91 (0.80–4.54) 1.72 (0.70–4.30)
Health post 167 (52.7%) 150 (47.3%) 3.10 (1.32–7.10)** 2.86 (1.20–6.94)*
Clinics 8 (26.7%) 22 (73.3%) 1 1
Use of reproductive services Yes 205 (56%) 161 (44%) 1.54 (1.11–2.13)* 1.40 (0.97–1.98)
No 111 (45.3%) 134 (54.7%) 1 1
Husband education status Secondary and above 109 (59.6%) 74 (40.4%) 2.01 (1.10–3.75)* 0.80 (0.41–1.50)
Primary 164 (43.6%) 212 (56.4%) 1.05 (0.60–1.90) 1.20 (0.60–2.38)
No formal education 22 (42.3%) 30 (57.7%) 1

COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio.

Significant at: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.001.