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. 2022 Apr 21;22:127. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01713-1

Table 2.

Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression for respectful delivery care among mothers delivered in health facilities of Dessie city, 2018

Variables Category RDC COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Yes No n = 389 n = 371
Place of residence Rural 41 90 1 1
Urban 128 130 2.161 (1.388, 3.365) 1.446 (0.793, 2.639)
Educational status Can’t read & write 12 41 1 1
Read & write 13 28 1.586 (0.632, 3.981) 1.306 (0.437, 3.902)
Primary 52 63 2.820 (1.345, 5.915) 2.156 (0.878, 5.296)
Secondary 75 60 4.271 (2.064, 8.839) 2.871 (1.177, 7.005)*
College & above 17 28 2.074 (0.859, 5.009) 0.499 (0.124, 2.011)
Occupation Housewife 114 148 1 1
Merchant 17 15 1.471 (0.705, 3.072) 1.025 (0.428, 2.457)
Private employee 7 5 1.818 (0.562, 5.876) 1.484 (0.330, 6.675)
Gov’t employee 20 18 1.442 (0.729, 2.853) 3.190 (0.916, 11.103)
Others 11 34 0.42 (0.204, 0.865) 0.648 (0.263, 1.598)
Mode of delivery SVD 109 100 1 1
Episiotomy 24 31 0.71 (0.391, 1.292) 1.053 (0.506, 2.193)
Instrumental 9 28 0.295 (0.133, 0.655) 1.193 (0.411, 3.459)
C/S 27 61 0.406 (0.239, 0.689) 1.636 (0.680, 3.936)
Delivery time Night 53 115 1 1
Day 116 105 2.397 (1.577, 3.645) 2.225 (1.296, 3.820)**
Length of stay in health facility  < 1 day 112 95 1 1
2–3 days 38 80 0.403 (0.251, 0.647) 1.091 (0.563, 2.116)
 > 4 days 19 45 0.358 (0.169, 0.654) 1.136 (0.427, 3.024)
Type of health facility Hospital 106 198 1 1
Health center 63 22 5.35 (3.12, 9.18) 3.22 (1.61, 6.46)**
Stage of labor arrived First stage 133 150 1 1
Second stage 31 56 0.624 (0.380, 1.026) 0.865 (0.466, 1.604)
Fetal/maternal complication No 128 106 1 1
Yes 41 114 0.298 (0.162, 0.462) 0.503 (0.268, 0.944)**
Referred No 119 86 1 1
Yes 50 134 0.27 (0.176, 0.413) 0.669 (0.347, 1.288)
Outcome of pregnancy Alive 162 191 1 1
Died 7 29 0.285 (0.121, 0.667) 0.415 (0.128, 1.345)
Time from labour started to reach health facility  < 1 h 40 34 1 1
1–2 h 32 34 0.8 (0.411, 1.555) 0.673 (0.304, 1.493)
 > 2 h 92 139 0.563 (0.332, 0.954) 1.293 (0.650, 2.571)

The bold indicates the variable was statistically significant at α value of 0.05

AOR adjusted odds ratio, COR crude odds ratio, Others student and jobless, RDC respectful delivery care, SVD spontaneous vaginal delivery, C/S Caesarian Section, 1—reference, *—(P-value < 0.05) and **—(P-value < 0.01) in multivariable analysis respectively