Table 3.
Factors Associated with Unintended Pregnancy in Women Attending ANC in Public Hospitals of Southwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 405)
| Variable | Category | Unintended Pregnancy | 95% Confidence Interval | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | COR | AOR | |||
| Age in years | <20 | 13(54.1) | 11(45.8) | 3.34(1.31–8.49) | 1.25(0.23–6.75) | 0.313 |
| 20–34 | 43(14.6) | 250(85.3) | 0.48(0.27–0.86) | 0.61(0.27–1.38) | 0.183 | |
| ≥35 | 23(26.1) | 65(73.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Information about contraception | Yes | 65 (18.4) | 288 (81.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| No | 14 (26.9) | 38(73.1) | 1.63(0.84–3.19) | 1.24 (0.25–6.09) | 0.730 | |
| Residence | Urban | 53(23.9) | 168(76.0) | 1.92(1.14–3.21) | 3.16 (1.44–6.92) | 0.002 |
| Rural | 26(14.1) | 158(85.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| ANC in previous pregnancy | No | 15(44.1) | 19(55.9) | 3.89(1.86–8.14) | 3.4(1.02–11.94) | 0.046 |
| Yes | 53 (16.9) | 261(83.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Ever use contraceptive | No | 49 (23.2) | 162 (76.8) | 1.64(0.99–2.72) | 1.77 (0.80–3.95) | 0.196 |
| Yes | 30 (15.5) | 163 (84.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Primary decision maker for family planning use | Women herself | 38(12.2%) | 271(87.7%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Husband | 55(57.2%) | 41(42.7%) | 3.10(1.86–5.19) | 2.85(1.18–6.88) | 0.020 | |
| Community education about maternal health care | Yes | 25 (11.5) | 193 (88.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| No | 54 (28.9) | 133 (71.1) | 3.13(1.86–5.29) | 2.36 (1.06–5.27) | 0.040 | |
| Communicate with partner about family planning | Yes | 49 (20.4) | 191(79.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| No | 30 (18.3) | 134 (81.7) | 0.87(0.53–1.44) | 0.47(0.22–1.04) | 0.064 | |
Abbreviations: COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.