Table 5.
Association between basic women characteristics vs. completion of continuum of care in maternal health services in Benishangul-Gumuz region, Northwestern Ethiopia, March 2020–January 2021.
| Variable | Completion of COC via time dimension | X2/Fisher test (p–Value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No [n (%)] | Yes [n (%)] | Total [n (%)] | ||
| Place of residents | ||||
| • Urban Rural |
582 (39.7) 885 (60.3) |
• 213 (29.1) 518 (79.9) |
795 (36.2) 1,403 (63.8) |
• X2 = 23.453
p < 0.0001 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| • 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–45 |
147 (10.0) 392 (26.7) 506 (34.5) 278 (19.0) 120 (8.2) 24 (1.6) |
39 (5.3) 216 (29.5) 289 (39.5) 122 (16.7) 57 (7.8) 8 (1.1) |
186 (8.5) 608 (27.7) 795 (36.2) 400 (18.2) 177 (8.1) 32 (1.5) |
X2 = 19.938
p = 0.001 |
| Religion | ||||
| • Muslim Orthodox Others |
922 (62.6) 456 (75.4) 89 (73.6) |
550 (75.2) 149 (20.4) 32 (4.4) |
1,472 (67.0) 605 (27.5) 121 (5.5) |
X2 = 35.313
p < 0.0001 |
| Marital status | ||||
| • Married Single Others |
1,384 (94.3) 74 (5.0) 9 (0.6) |
718 (98.2) 10 (1.4) 3 (0.4) |
2,102 (95.6) 84 (3.8) 12 (0.6) |
X2 = 21.155
p < 0.0001 |
| Woman occupational status | ||||
| Housewife Governmental employee Merchant Student Others |
1,140 (77.7) 115(7.8) 75 (5.1) 112(7.6) 25 (1.7) |
593 (81.1) 70 (9.6) 19 (2.6) 27 (3.7) 22 (3.0) |
1,733 (78.9) 185 (8.4) 94 (4.3) 139 (6.3) 47 (2.1) |
X2 = 25.556
p < 0.0001 |
| Age (year) at first marriage | ||||
| • 10–14 15–17 ≥18 |
103 (7.0) 453 (30.9) 911 (62.1) |
17 (2.3) 201 (27.5) 513 (70.2) |
120 (5.5) 654 (29.8) 1,424 (64.8) |
X2 = 26.494
p < 0.0001 |
| Age (year) at first pregnancy | ||||
| • 10–14 15–17 ≥18 |
60 (4.1) 506 (34.5) 901 (61.4) |
16 (2.2) 215 (29.4) 500 (68.4) |
76 (3.5) 721 (32.8) 1,401 (63.7) |
X2 = 12.670
p = 0.002 |
| Information on maternal health | ||||
| • No Yes |
174 (11.9) 1,293 (88.1) |
27 (3.7) 704 (96.3) |
201 (9.1) 1,997 (90.9) |
X2 = 39.171
p < 0.0001 |