Table 3.

Shows the multivariable multilevel analysis of factors associated with perinatal mortality in high mortality regions, Ethiopia, 2016

Variable		Null	Model II AOR (95%CI)	Model III AOR (95%CI)	Model IV AOR (95%CI)
Wealth index	Rich		1		1
	Medium		1.45( 0.61, 3.48)		1.37( 0.58,3.32)
	Poor		1.06( 0.53, 2.27)		0.92(0.45,2.00)
Birth interval in years	≥ 2 years		1		1
	< 2 years		3.72( 2.28, 6.0)*		3.71(2.27,6.07)*
Media exposure	Exposed		1		1
	Not exposed		2.79( 1.49, 5.60)*		2.78(1.48, 5.59)*
Antenatal care visits	≥ 4 visits		1		1
	1–3 visits		0.82( 0.39, 1.73)		0.79(0.37,1.69)
	No at all		2.51( 1.18,5.54)*		2.43(1.15,5.38)*
Tetanus toxoid vaccination	Not all		1		1
	1		0.59(0 .22,1.38)		0.56(0.21,1.33)
	≥ 2 +		0.68( 0.36, 1.29)		0.68(0.36,1.29)
Place of delivery	Health Institution		1		1
	Home		1.23( 0.71, 2.16)		1.25(0.72,2.22)
Time to breastfeeding initiation	With 1 h		1		1
	> 1 h		3.95( 2.50, 6.40)		4.01(2.49,6.51)*
Post natal follow up with in 2 day	Yes		1		1
	No		0.93( 0.53, 1.66)		0.93( 0.53,1.67)
Parity	1–3		1		1
	4–6		1.53(0.78,3.03)		1.54(0.79,3.08)
	≥ 6		2.55(1.24,5.37)*		2.48(1.21,5.22)*
Ever had terminated pregnancy	No		1		1
	Yes		4.68(2.76,7.86)*		4.68(2.75, 7.86)*
Family size	> 4		1		1
	≤ 4		4.06(2.15,7.69)*		4.12(2.19,7.79)*
Women participating in making health care decisions	Yes		1
	No		1.97(1.20,3.21)*		1.96(1.19, 3.20)*
Distance from health facility	Not big problem			1	1
	Big problem			2.80(2.06,3.82)*	1.99(1.24, 3.22)*
Residence	Urban			1	1
	Rural			1.53 (0.95, 2.61)	0.93 (0.44, 2.19)
Time to reach to a water source	< 30 min			1	1
	≥ 30 min			1.32(0.97, 1.80)	1.38 ( 0.85, 2.30)

1: Reference OR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval

^* = P ≤ 0.05