Research Article

Birth Preparedness and Its Association with Skilled Birth Attendance and Postpartum Checkups among Mothers in Gibe Wereda, Hadiya Zone, South Ethiopia

Table 6

Logistic regression of birth preparedness and its association with skilled birth attendance in Gibe Wereda, South Ethiopia, March 2014.

VariablesSkilled birth attendanceOdds ratio
No (%)Yes (%)COR (95%)AOR (95%)

Birth preparedness index
 Poor217 (29.8)10 (1.4)1.01.0
 Moderate240 (33.0)16 (2.2)1.4 (0.6–3.2)1.3 (0.5–3.5)
 Well159 (21.8)86 (11.8)11.7 (5.9–23.3)6.7 (2.7–16.4)
Mother educational status
 Informal366 (50.3)24 (3.3)1.01.0
 Primary202 (27.7)46 (6.3)3.5 (2.1–5.8)4.7 (2.3–9.3)
 Secondary & above48 (6.6)42 (5.8)13.3 (7.4–23.9)6.3 (2.7–14.7)
Mother occupational status
 Housewife539 (74.0)86 (11.8)1.01.0
 Government employee5 (0.7)13 (1.8)16.3 (5.6–46.8)9.8 (0.9–29.9)
 Farmer45 (6.2)6 (0.8)0.8 (0.3–2.0)1.0 (0.3–3.8)
27 (3.7)7 (1.0)1.6 (0.7–3.8)0.9 (0.3–2.8)
Travel time
 >2 hr539 (74.0)86 (11.8)2.7 (1.4–5.3)1.8 (0.7–4.3)
 ≤2 hr5 (0.7)13 (1.8)1.01.0
Husband educational status ()
 No formal277 (39.4)19 (2.7)1.01.0
 Primary270 (38.4)48 (6.8)2.6 (1.5–4.5)1.8 (0.9–3.7)
 Secondary & above44 (6.3)44 (6.3)14.5 (7.8–27.2)4.0 (1.7–9.3)
Gravidity
 184 (11.5)27 (3.7)2.3 (1.2–4.4)0.4 (0.1–1.2)
 2-3217 (29.8)42 (5.8)1.4 (0.8–2.5)0.4 (0.2–1.0)
 4-5163 (22.4)22 (3.0)1.0 (0.5–1.8)0.6 (0.2–1.4)
 >5152 (20.9)21 (2.9)1.01.0
Stillbirth ()
 No518 (71.4)92 (12.7)1.01.00
 One84 (11.6)11 (1.5)0.7 (0.4–1.4)1.3 (0.5–3.4)
 2 and above13 (1.8)7 (1.0)3.0 (1.2–7.8)8.8 (2.0–28.7)
Intend last pregnancy ()
 No272 (37.4)32 (4.4)1.01.00
 Yes343 (47.2)80 (11.0)2.0 (1.3–3.1)0.7 (0.4–1.4)
ANC visit
 No ANC visit158 (21.7)6 (0.8)1.01.0
 One time86 (11.8)7 (1.0)2.1 (0.7–6.6)1.4 (0.4–5.3)
 Two times151 (20.7)8 (1.1)1.4 (0.5–4.1)1.2 (0.4–4.2)
 Three times132 (18.1)28 (3.8)5.6 (2.2–13.9)2.4 (0.8–7.4)
 4 & above89 (12.2)63 (8.7)18.6 (7.7–44.8)4.8 (1.6–15.0)
Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy & child birth
 Poor knowledgeability280 (38.5)33 (4.5)1.01.0
 Good Knowledgeability336 (46.2)79 (10.9)2.0 (1.3–3.1)1.7 (0.9–3.1)
Last pregnancy complication
 No524 (72.0)86 (11.8)1.01.0
 Yes92 (12.6)26 (3.6)1.7 (1.1–2.8)1.2 (0.6–2.5)
Decision making
 Herself only289 (39.7)22 (3.0)1.01.0
 Husband only109 (15.0)14 (1.9)1.7 (0.8–3.4)1.8 (0.7–4.4)
 Herself & husband119 (16.3)60 (8.2)6.6 (3.9–11.3)4.1 (2.0–8.3)
 Family/relatives99 (13.6)16 (2.2)2.1 (1.1–4.2)1.4 (0.6–3.6)

at value < 0.05.
—merchant and daily laborer.