Does Timing of Antenatal Care Initiation and the Contents of Care Have Effect on Caesarean Delivery in Ethiopia? Findings from Demographic and Health Survey
Table 4
Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression
Variable
Caesarean delivery
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
No
Yes
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Timing of antenatal care
Early
2311 (48.6%)
31 (0.7%)
4.56 (2.5–8.2)
2.74 (1.49–6.2)
Late
2277 (47.7%)
138 (2.9%)
1
1
Received contents of care
Yes
2029
113
2.54 (1.6–3.97)
1.98 (1.24–3.78)
No
2559
56
1
1
Birth order
One
1048 (22%)
70 (1.5%)
6.43 (2.8–11.8)
4.33 (0.72–8.6)
Two to four
2000 (42%)
84 (1.8%)
3.2 (1.87–7.32)
2.97 (0.6–5.2)
Five and more
1540 (32.4%)
15 (0.3%)
1
1
Parity
Primipara
1048 (22%)
71 (1.5%)
2.43 (1.76–3.92)
2.13 (1.5–3.72)
Multipara
3540 (74.4%)
98 (2.1%)
1
1
Educational status of the mother
No education
2532 (53.2%)
37 (0.8%)
1
1
Primary
1519 (31.9%)
55 (1.2%)
2.54 (1.34–4.67)
0.98 (0.67–3.7)
Secondary and above
537 (11.3%)
77 (1.6%)
9.79 (5.43–17.65)
1.25 (0.47–2.74)
Wealth index
Poorer
924 (19.4%)
12 (0.2%)
0.88 (0.25–3.16)
0.91 (0.62–3.45)
Poorest
780 (16.4%)
11 (0.2%)
1
1
Middle
977 (20.5%)
16 (0.3%)
1.15 (0.4–3.38)
1.34 (0.67–4.8)
Richer
950 (20%)
15 (0.3%)
1.12 (0.36–3.43)
0.75 (0.12–1.94)
Richest
957 (20.1%)
15 (2.4%)
8.41 (3.54–19.98)
1.54 (0.85–3.87)
Residence
Rural
3830 (80.5%)
57 (1.2%)
1
1
Urban
758 (15.9%)
112 (2.3%)
7.21 (4.7–10.23)
4.78 (2.8–8.75)
Number of antenatal care visits
≤4 visits
3433 (72.17%)
103 (2.17%)
1
1
>4 visits
1023 (21.5%)
198 (4.16%)
6.45 (2.5–9.2)
2.85 (1.38–5.73)
The variable is significant with a p value of less than 0.05.
