Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in a Secondary Health Facility in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Table 6

Cross-tabulation of sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of the study population with knowledge of birth preparedness.

Maternal variable	Birth preparedness		AOR (95% CI), value
	Yes	No
Age
≤30 years	119	153	1.11 (0.76-1.63)	0.561
>30 years	83	95	1.00
Education
Below tertiary	129	146	1.23 (0.84-1.81)	0.273
Tertiary	74	102	1.00
Residence
Urban	157	178	1.35 (0.88-2.08)	0.166
Rural	45	70	1.00
Social class
Upper class	66	75	1.13 (0.75-1.68)	0.542
Below upper class	136	173	1.00
GA at booking
≤30 weeks	111	116	1.36 (0.94-1.98)	0.102
>30weeks	91	132	1.00
Trimester of booking
1^st and 2^nd	147	200	0.63 (0.40-0.98)	0.044
3^rd	55	48	1.00
Parity
0-1	131	139	1.45 (0.99-2.12)	0.057
2 and above	71	109	1.00

GA: gestational age.