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. 2023 Jan 20;18(1):e0279967. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279967

Table 3. Multi-variable multilevel binary logistic regression analysis result of both community and individual level factors associated with utilization of deworming medication in pregnant mothers in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016.

Community and individual level factors Models
Null model Model I Model II Model III
(AOR 95%CI) (AOR 95%CI) (AOR 95%CI) (AOR 95%CI)
Marital status
Married/ in union 1 1
Not married 1.24 (0.69–2.24) 1.28 (0.71–2.30)
Religion
Orthodox 1 1
Muslim 1.23 (0.77–1.98) 1.20 (0.76–1.89)
Protestant 1.12 (0.69–1.84) 1.10 (0.67–1.78)
catholic/traditional/other 1.83(0.52–6.51) 1.77 (0.51–6.13)
Working status of the respondent
Not working 1 1
Working 1.56 (1.09–2.24) 1.57 (1.09–2.26)*
Media exposure
Yes 1.49 (1.01–2.03) 1.6 (0.97–2.19)
No 1 1
ANC visit
ANC 1 1 1
ANC 2 to 3 1.99 (0.76–5.21) 1.983 (0.75–6.51)
≥ ANC 4 2.85 (1.05–7.74) 2.83 (1.03–7.79) *
IFA status
No 1 1
Yes 3.35 (2.11–5.33) 3.42 (2.15–5.43)*
Decision maker
Respondent 1 1
Others 0.67 (0.41–1.11) 0.67 (0.41–1.83)
Community education level
Low 1 1
High 0.91(0.65–1.28) 0.76 (0.51–1.13)
Distance to Health facility
Big problem 1 1
Not Big problem .89(0.64–1.24) 0.72 (0.50–1.52)
Community poverty level
High 1 1
Low 1.95 (1.35–2.84) 1.84 (1.23–2.75)*
Measure of random effect (variation)
Variance .9913999 0.97654 0.8624397 0.9688124
 ICC (%) 23.2% 23.1% 20.8% 22.8%
 PVC (%) Reference 1.5% 13% 2.3%
 MOR 2.57 2.55 2.4 2.5
Model fitness
Log likelihood -1226.4761 -1159.74 -1218.96 -1154.1187
 Deviance 2452.95 2319.48 2437.92 2308
 AIC 2456.952 2343.489 2449.92 2338.237

1- Reference category, AOR-adjusted odds ratio, CI- confidence interval, * and old letter—statistically significant variables in the full model.