Research Article

Effect of Attending Pregnant Mothers Conference on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Practice among Recently Delivered Women in Rural Libo Kemkem District, North West, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Factors associated with BPCR practice among PMC attendant and PMC non-attendant women who gave birth in the past 12 months in Lebo Kemkem District, South Gondar zone, Ethiopia, 2017.

VariablesPregnant mother conference attendants Pregnant mother conference non-attendants
BPCR practiceCORAORBPCR practiceCORAOR
YesNoYesNo

Age
 19-2433855.0(19.7,153.7)6.8(1.7,26.6)332912.8(5.6,28.9)3.1(0.2,51.1)
 25-3412713812.3(6.0,3.2)2.8(1.1,7.0)691834.2(2.1,8.5)7.4(0.6,85.0)
 >=359120111011211
Travel time to nearby health facility
 <=1 hour on foot1391086.8(4.3,10.8)3.6(1.9,6.9)891077.6(5.0,12.5)1.9(0.5,10.0)
 >1 hour on foot30158112321711
Previous delivery at HF
  No27190111524611
  Yes1427513.3(8.2,21.8)2.4(1.2,4.8)947720.0(11.0,36.6)0.9(0.1,8.9)
Discussed with partner/family about place of birth
  No311611818711
  Yes16615042.8(13.3,137.5)11.4(3.1,42.2)10413717.8(8.4,37.7)4.6(0.8,25.5)
Knowledge of at least two danger signs of pregnancy
 No41217113829311
 Yes1284913.8(8.7,22.1)2.1(1.1,4.3)743118.4(10.7,31.5)4.7(1.4,15.6)
Knowledge of at least two danger signs of childbirth
 No22176112925111
 Yes1479013.1(7.8,21.9)2.2(1.1,4.4)83739.8(6.0,16.2)3.5(0.9,12.7)
Knowledge of at least two danger signs of postpartum
 No6224659317
 Yes1072021.2(12.2,36.9)3.8(1.8,8.0)53740.7(17.6,93.8)1.1(0.1,8.3)
Frequency of ANC visit
 1-3 time/s132229117921711
 ≥4 times35512.1(4.6,31.8)2.0(0.6,7.0)33118.2(4.0,17.1)6.8(1.5,29.8)
Previous PNC follow-up
 No32197111825711
 Yes1376812.4(7.7,19.9)1.4(0.3,7.5)916619.7(11.1,34.9)3.2(0.8,12.8)
Family size
 1-480454.4(2.8,6.9)0.6(0.2,1.9)58555.3(3.3,8.4)0.3(0.1,1.1)
 >=589221115426911

p-value <0.05