Research Article
Factors Affecting Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Kombolcha District, Eastern Hararghe Zone, Oromia Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia
Table 2
The result of logistic regression: the effect of demographic and socioeconomic factors on the use of health institutions for delivery.
| Characteristics | | Exp() | Significance | 95% CI for Exp() | Lower | Upper |
| Occup. of respondent | | | | | | Farmer* | −0.419 | 0.658 | 0.187 | 0.353 | 1.255 | Merchant | 1.428 | 4.171 | 0.001 | 1.762 | 9.874 | House wife (RC) | | 1 | | | | Educ. respondent | | | | | | Illiterate (RC) | | 1 | | | | Primary and above* | 0.023 | 1.024 | 0.939 | 0.562 | 1.865 | Occup. husband | | | | | | Farmer (RC) | | 1 | | | | Merchant | 1.418 | 4.128 | 0.001 | 1.722 | 9.896 | Others* | 1.038 | 2.824 | 0.126 | 0.748 | 10.658 | Educ. husband | | | | | | Illiterate (RC) | | 1 | | | | Primary and above | 0.533 | 1.704 | 0.038 | 1.031 | 2.819 | Family member attending formal school | | | | | | Yes | 0.646 | 1.909 | 0.012 | 1.151 | 3.165 | No (RC) | | 1 | | | | Family size | | | | | | Below five children (RC) | | 1 | | | | Five and above five children* | 0.218 | 1.244 | 0.452 | 0.704 | 2.198 | History of difficult labor | | | | | | Yes | 1.398 | 4.045 | 0.000 | 2.290 | 7.147 | No (RC) | | 1 | | | | Means of transport to health facility | | | | | | Walk (RC) | | 1 | | | | Vehicle | 0.972 | 2.644 | 0.028 | 1.109 | 6.305 | Perception of quality of services | | | | | | Good/very good | 1.216 | 3.374 | 0.000 | 2.076 | 5.483 | Bad/very bad (RC) | | 1 | | | | Rural-urban residence | | | | | | Rural (RC) | | 1 | | | | Urban* | 0.802 | 2.230 | 0.063 | 0.957 | 5.198 |
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RC: refers to reference category. *These variables are insignificant at .
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