Research Article
Birth Preparedness and Its Association with Skilled Birth Attendance and Postpartum Checkups among Mothers in Gibe Wereda, Hadiya Zone, South Ethiopia
Table 7
Logistic regression of birth preparedness and its association with postpartum checkups in Gibe Wereda, South Ethiopia, March 2014.
| | Variables | Postpartum checkups | Odds ratio | | No | Yes | COR (95%) | AOR (95%) |
| | Birth preparedness index | | | | | | Poor | 209 (28.7) | 18 (2.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | Moderate | 232 (31.9) | 24 (3.3) | 1.2 (0.6–2.3) | 0.8 (0.4–1.7) | | Well | 159 (21.8) | 86 (11.8) | 6.3 (3.6–10.8) | 3.0 (1.5–5.9) | | Mother education | | | | | | Informal | 362 (49.7) | 28 (3.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | Primary | 198 (27.2) | 50 (6.9) | 3.3 (2.0–5.4) | 3.7 (2.1–6.7) | | Secondary and above | 40 (5.5) | 50 (6.9) | 16.1 (9.2–28.5) | 11.8 (5.5–25.3) | | Mother occupation | | | | | | Housewife | 522 (71.7) | 103 (14.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | Government employee | 6 (0.8) | 12 (1.6) | 10.1 (3.7–27.6) | 3.9 (0.8–20.3) | | Farmer | 44 (6.0) | 7 (1.0) | 0.8 (0.3–1.8) | 1.4 (0.5–4.1) | | | 28 (3.8) | 6 (0.8) | 1.1 (0.4–2.7) | 0.5 (0.2–1.8) | | Wealth index | | | | | | Lowest | 102 (14.0) | 43 (5.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | Second | 131 (18.0) | 15 (2.1) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | 0.4 (0.2–1.2) | | Middle | 120 (16.5) | 25 (3.4) | 0.7 (0.4–1.4) | 0.9 (0.4–2.0) | | Fourth | 131 (18.0) | 16 (2.2) | 0.5 (0.3–1.0) | 0.8 (0.3–1.8) | | Highest | 116 (15.9) | 29 (4.0) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | 1.3 (0.6–2.7) | | Travel time | | | | | | ≤2 hr | 130 (17.9) | 9 (1.2) | 3.6 (1.8–7.4) | 3.4 (1.5–7.9) | | >2 hr | 470 (64.6) | 119 (16.3) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | Husband education () | | | | | | Informal | 268 (38.2) | 28 (3.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | Primary | 261 (37.2) | 57 (8.2) | 2.1 (1.3–3.4) | 1.4 (0.8–2.4) | | Secondary and above | 46 (6.5) | 42 (6.0) | 8.7 (4.9–15.5) | 2.1 (1.1–4.8) | | Family size | | | | | | >5 | 334 (45.9) | 51 (51.0) | 1.9 (1.3–2.8) | 1.6 (0.7–3.7) | | ≤5 | 266 (36.5) | 77 (10.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | Gravidity | | | | | | 1 | 82 (11.3) | 29 (4.0) | 2.7 (1.4–5.0) | 0.4 (0.1–1.3) | | 2-3 | 206 (28.3) | 53 (7.3) | 1.9 (1.1–3.4) | 0.6 (0.2–1.8) | | 4-5 | 159 (21.8) | 26 (3.6) | 1.3 (0.6–2.3) | 0.8 (0.4–1.9) | | >5 | 153 (21.0) | 20 (2.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | Still birth () | | | | | | No | 503 (69.4) | 107 (14.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | One | 82 (11.3) | 13 (1.8) | 0.7 (0.4–1.4) | 1.1 (0.5–2.4) | | Two and above | 14 (1.9) | 6 (0.8) | 2.0 (0.7–5.4) | 2.8 (0.8–10.1) | | Intend pregnancy () | | | | | | No | 263 (36.2) | 41 (5.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | Yes | 336 (46.2) | 87 (12.0) | 1.6 (1.1–2.4) | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) | | ANC visit | | | | | | No ANC | 155 (21.3) | 9 (1.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | One time | 83 (11.4) | 10 (1.4) | 2.1 (0.8–5.3) | 1.5 (0.5–4.6) | | Two times | 144 (19.8) | 15 (2.1) | 1.8 (0.7–4.2) | 1.6 (0.6–4.4) | | Three times | 129 (17.7) | 31 (4.3) | 4.1 (1.9–9.0) | 1.9 (0.7–4.8) | | 4 & above times | 89 (12.2) | 63 (8.7) | 12.2 (5.7–25.7) | 3.9 (1.5–10.2) | | Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy & childbirth | | | | | | Poor knowledgeability | 276 (37.9) | 37 (5.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | Good Knowledgeability | 324 (44.5) | 91 (12.5) | 2.1 (1.4–3.1) | 1.9 (1.1–3.3) | | Last pregnancy complication | | | | | | No | 515 (70.7) | 95 (13.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 | | Yes | 85 (11.7) | 33 (4.5) | 2.1 (1.3–3.3) | 1.8 (0.9–3.4) |
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