Research Article
Factors Affecting Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Kombolcha District, Eastern Hararghe Zone, Oromia Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia
Table 1
The result of logistic regression: the effect of demographic and socioeconomic factors on the use of ANC services.
| Characteristics | | Exp() | Significance | 95% CI for Exp() | Lower | Upper |
| Age of respondent | | | | | | 15–24* | 0.373 | 1.452 | 0.669 | 0.262 | 8.033 | 25–39 | 1.694 | 5.440 | 0.034 | 1.133 | 26.113 | 40–49 (RC) | | 1 | | | | Educ. respondent | | | | | | Illiterate (RC) | | 1 | | | | Primary and above | 0.951 | 2.587 | 0.031 | 1.090 | 6.140 | Health educ. on maternal health | | | | | | Yes* | 1.158 | 3.184 | 0.234 | 0.472 | 21.471 | No (RC) | | 1 | | | | Family size | | | | | | Below five children (RC) | | 1 | | | | Five and above five children* | 0.414 | 1.514 | 0.263 | 0.732 | 3.128 | History of abortion/still birth | | | | | | Yes | 2.605 | 13.536 | 0.000 | 5.673 | 32.297 | No (RC) | | 1 | | | | Means of transport to health institution | | | | | | Walk (RC) | | | | | | Vehicle* | 1.000 | 2.718 | 0.070 | 0.922 | 8.013 | Perception of quality of services | | | | | | Good/very good | 2.316 | 10.136 | 0.000 | 2.776 | 37.006 | Bad/very bad (RC) | | 1 | | | | Rural-urban residence | | | | | | Rural (RC) | | 1 | | | | Urban | 1.698 | 5.463 | 0.001 | 1.995 | 14.957 |
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RC: refers to reference category. *These variables are insignificant at .
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