Perceptions about Eclampsia, Birth Preparedness, and Complications Readiness among Antenatal Clients Attending a Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria

Table 5

Factors associated with the ANC clients’ perceptions about eclampsia, birth preparedness, and complications readiness.

Characteristic	Bi-variate			Binary logistic regression
(A) Good perception about eclampsia	(n = 167); Frequency (%)	Total	Statistical test; (p value)	Z test; (p value)	OR; (95% C.I.)
Age >24 years	101 (60.5)	138	= 5.67 (0.017)	1.44 (0.149)
Hausa/Fulani ethnicity	138 (82.6)	219	Fisher’s (0.0002)	1.62 (0.106)
Having at least secondary education	59 (35.3)	75	= 6.80 (0.0009)	2.57 (0.010)	3.06 (1.30, 7.16)
Multigravidity	136 (81.4)	192	= 6.07 (0.014)	2.20 (0.028)	2.67 (1.11, 6.37)
(B) Birth preparedness (very prepared)	(n = 171); Frequency (%)	Total	Statistical test; (p value)	Z test; (p value)	OR (95% C.I.)
Having good perception about eclampsia	129 (75.4)	167	= 18.21 (0.0001)	3.17 (0.002)	2.86 (1.49, 5.49)
Age >24 years	101 (59.1)	138	= 3.27 (0.071)
Hausa/Fulani ethnicity	146 (85.4)	219	Fisher’s test (0.080)
Having at least secondary education	59 (34.5)	75	= 5.22 (0.020)	1.67 (0.095)
Multigravidity	139 (81.3)	192	= 6.11 (0.013)	2.18 (0.029)	2.41 (1.09, 5.29)
(C) Ready for complications	(n = 156); Frequency (%)	Total	Statistical test; (p value)	Z test; (p value)	OR (95% C.I.)
Age >24 years	94 (60.3)	138	= 4.29 (0.038)	1.49 (0.137)
Multigravidity	133 (85.3)	192	= 16.65 (0.0001)	4.03 (0.0001)	17.58 (4.36, 70.85)
Hausa/Fulani ethnicity	129 (82.7)	219	Fisher’s test (0.001)	1.49 (0.137)
Having at least secondary education	55 (35.3)	75	= 5.46 (0.020)	2.60 (0.009)	5.15 (1.50, 17.69)
Having good perception of eclampsia	117 (75.0)	167	= 12.58 (0.0001)	0.52 (0.606)
Being very prepared for birth	144 (92.3)	171	= 109.7 (0.0001)	5.18 (0.0001)	314.87 (35.78, 2771.24)