Research Article
Determinants of Home Delivery among Mothers in Abobo District, Gambella Region, Ethiopia: A Case Control Study
Table 5
Multivariable analysis for determinant factors of home delivery among mothers in Abobo District, Gambella region, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019.
| Variable | Category | Cases No. % | Controls No. % | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | value | Mothers educational status | No formal education | 42 (47.7) | 29 (16.5) | 4.94 (2.53-9.66) | 5.07 (2.18-11.50) | <0.001 | Primary (1–8) | 24 (27.3) | 72 (40.9) | 1.14 (0.59-2.20) | 1.39 (0.65-3.02) | 0.394 | Secondary and above | 22 (25.0) | 75 (42.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Knowledge on obstetric complications | Poor | 62 (70.5) | 58 (33.0) | 4.85 (2.78-8.46) | 3.83 (1.98-7.40) | <0.001 | Good | 26 (29.5) | 118 (67.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| Attitude towards delivery services | Negative | 58 (65.9) | 51 (29.0) | 4.74 (2.74-8.19) | 3.25 (1.70-6.19) | <0.001 | Positive | 30 (34.1) | 125 (71.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| Wealth index | Poor | 41 (46.6) | 46 (26.1) | 3.12 (1.63-5.98) | 4.55 (2.01-10.31) | <0.001 | Medium | 27 (30.7) | 60 (34.1) | 1.58 (0.80-3.09) | 1.78 (0.78-4.07) | 0.172 | Rich | 20 (22.7) | 70 (39.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| ANC visit | No | 48 (54.5) | 34 (19.3) | 5.01 (2.86-8.79) | 3.29 (1.63-6.63) | 0.001 | Yes | 40 (45.5) | 142 (80.7) | 1 | 1 | |
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Note: statically significant at value <0.05. Abbreviations: AOR: adjusted odds ratio; COR: crude odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. |