Research Article

Utilization of Skilled Birth Attendance among Mothers Who Gave Birth in the Last 12 Months in Kembata Tembaro Zone

Table 5

Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with the utilization skilled birth attendance among mothers who gave birth in the past 12 months in the Kembata Tembaro zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables (n = 607)Not utilizedUtilizedCorAOR (95% CI)
NameCategoryN (%)N (%)

Place of residenceUrban37 (19.4%)154 (80.6%)11
Rural215 (51.7%)201 (48.3%)0.230.33 (0.22,0.58)

ANC follow-up≥4 times147 (66.1%)45 (33.9%)11
<4 times77 (30.4%)156 (69.6%)6.624.62 (3.12,7.32)

Overall knowledge on obstetric complicationsNo160 (35.5%)132 (64.5%)11
Yes101 (27.4%)214 (72.6%)2.573.10 (1.37,5.21)

Occupational status of motherHousewife224 (60.2%)148 (39.8%)11
Government employee22 (32.8%)45 (67.2%)3.093.35 (1.79,6.27)
Merchant85 (50.6%)83 (49.4%)1.481.69 (1.70,5.99)

Occupational status of husbandFarmer220 (62.3%)133 (37.7%)-1
Government employee22 (30.1%)51 (69.9%)3.833.15 (1.79,6.27)
Merchant87 (56.1%)68 (43.9%)1.292.69 (1.79,7.09)
Daily laborer12 (46.2%)14 (53.8%)1.930.33 (0.14,0.81)

Number of family membersOne7 (53.8%)6 (46.2%)1.011.44 (0.26,2.74)
Two15 (46.9%)17 (53.1%)1.341.21 (0.17,4.18)
Three47 (40.9%)68 (59.1%)1.712.05 (0.08,1.92)
Four99 (75.6%)32 (24.4%)0.381.51 (0.76, 2.99)
More than four171 (54.1%)145 (45.9%)11

Age at interview15–2481 (58.7%)57 (41.3%)11
25–34175 (44.3%)220 (55.7%)1.793.41 (1.57,5.45)
35 and above42 (56.8%)32 (43.2%)1.080.88 (0.37,2.10)

Educational status of motherUnable to read and write16 (59.3%)11 (40.7%)11
Read and write114 (41.6%)160 (58.4%)2.042.76 (0.41,4.81)
Secondary and above100 (34.6%)206 (65.4%)3.001.50 (1.34,4.19)

Educational status of husbandUnable to read and write14 (63.6%)8 (36.4%)11
Read and write103 (47.5%)114 (52.5%)1.941.45 (0.21,3.81)
Secondary and above171 (46.5%)197 (53.5%)2.022.17 (0.54,4.19)

Final decision-maker about place of deliveryMyself154 (60.2%)102 (39.8%)11
My husband58 (52.3%)53 (47.7%)1.383.33 (0.79,2.27)
Both of us77 (37.2%)130 (62.8%)2.553.64 (1.70,7.99)
Others16 (48.5%)17 (51.5%)1.600.33 (0.14, 0.81)

History of still birthNo367 (66.2%)187 (33.8%)11
Yes16 (30.2%)37 (69.8%)4.543.85 (2.14,6.91)

Parity172 (47.7%)79 (52.3%)11
2–4121 (60.2%)80 (39.8%)0.600.35 (0.29,1.67)
≥5127 (49.8%)128 (50.2%)0.920.69 (0.20,2.79)

Time taken to nearby health facility≤30 minute119 (39.9%)179 (60.1%)2.433.85 (0.14,2.91)
>30 minute191 (61.8%)118 (38.2%)11

Experience on adverse
Pregnancy outcome
No265 (53.1%)234 (46.9%)11
Yes58 (53.3%)50 (46.3%)0.980.72 (0.43, 2.82)

Note.Statistically significant at ; Hosmer and Lemeshow test, ; the model was adequately fit the data.