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

Table 7

Cross-tabulation of sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of the study population with knowledge of complication readiness.

Maternal variable	Complication readiness		AOR (95% CI), value
	Yes	No
Age
≤30 years	101	171	0.97 (0.65-1.44)	0.895
>30 years	65	113	1.00
Education
Below tertiary	114	160	1.69 (1.13-2.54)	0.010
Tertiary	52	124	1.00
Residence
Urban	121	214	0.88 (0.56-1.36)	0.564
Rural	45	70	1.00
Social class
Upper class	55	86	1.14 (0.75-1.72)	0.529
Below upper class	111	198	1.00
GA at booking
≤30 weeks	74	151	0.71 (0.48-1.05)	0.092
>30 weeks	92	133	1.00
Trimester of booking
1^st and 2^nd	119	228	0.62 (0.39-0.97)	0.037
3^rd	47	56	1.00
Parity
0 to 1	107	163	1.34 (0.90-1.99)	0.141
2 and above	59	121	1.00

GA: gestational age.