Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Practice and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 8

Factors associated with BPCR practice in South Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia, April, 2014.

Variable	⁢BPCR practice		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Yes	No
Education
Unable to read and write	59	383	1	1
Primary	57	178	2.07 (1.38, 3.11)	0.86 (0.33, 2.26)
Secondary and above	81	61	8.61 (5.60, 13.26)
Lifetime history of stillbirth
No	126	432	1	1
Yes	25	10	8.57 (4.01, 18.32)
Practice ANC for last child pregnancy
No	47	311	1	1
Yes	104	131	5.25 (3.52, 7.84)
Delivery practice for last childbirth
Home	95	406	1	1
Health institution	104	36	6.64 (4.13, 10.68)	0.37 (0.09, 1.54)
PNC practice for last childbirth
No	111	420	1	1
Yes	38	22	6.42 (3.65, 11.29)	1.22 (0.31, 4.78)
Trimester
Second	31	341	1	1
Third	166	281	6.49 (4.29, 9.83)
Knowledge of at least three danger signs of pregnancy
No	93	536	1	1
Yes	104	86	6.69 (4.69, 9.67)	2.13 (0.85, 5.28)
Knowledge of at least three danger signs of labor and delivery
No	96	538	1	1
Yes	101	84	6.73 (4.69, 9.67)	0.99 (0.39, 2.47)
Knowledge of at least three danger signs of postnatal period
No	420	22	1	1
Yes	111	38	6.42 (3.65, 11.29)	2.48 (0.65, 9.35)
Women BPCR plan community meeting participation
No	15	306	1	1
Yes	182	316	11.74 (6.78, 20.35)
ANC attendance (visit)
Less than or equal to one visit	44	505	1	1
Attended 2-3 visits	75	89	9.67 (6.26, 14.94)
Attended 4 and above visits	78	28	31.97 (18.81, 15.3)
Male partner counseled on BPCR during women ANC follow-up
No	97	270	1	1
Yes	129	51	7.04 (4.72, 10.49)

Remark: (significant at value < 0.05).