Effect of Pregnant Mothers’ Forum Participation on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in Dale District, Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Table 7
Selected characteristics influencing the complication readiness among pregnant women in Dale District, Sidama Zone, SNNPR, 2015 (n=604).
Variables
Number (%) Complication readiness
Crude OR
Adjusted OR
Yes
No
95% CI
95% CI
Forum membership
Members
125(20.7)
177(29.3)
6.17(3.99-9.55)
3.55(2.18-5.78)
Non-members
31(5.1)
271(44.9)
1.0
1.0
Education level
No education
19(3.1)
72(11.9)
0.38(0.18-0.84)
0.60(0.24-1.45)
Primary(1-8)
118(19.5)
348(57.6)
0.50(0.26-0.92)
0.76(0.37-1.55)
and above
19(3.1)
28(4.6)
1.0
1.0
Family size
1-2
28(5.7)
105(21.4)
1.34 (0.83-2.16)
1.18(0.75-1.85)
≥ 4
94(19.2)
263(53.7)
1.0
1.0
Antenatal care follow-up
Yes
150(24.8)
296(49.0)
12.83(5.54-29.71)
2.28(0.86-6.01)
No
6(1.0)
152(25.2)
1.0
1.0
Place for first antenatal visit
No antenatal visit
6(1.0)
152(25.2)
1.0
1.0
Health posts
66(10.9)
111(18.4)
15.0(6.30-35.98)
3.24(1.24-8.46)
Health center/hospital
84(13.9)
185(30.6)
11.5(4.88-27.0)
2.77(1.08-7.08)
Gestational age during first antenatal care
Before/at 4 months
88( 14.6)
80(13.2)
5.95(3.99-8.86)
3.16(2.04-4.91)
Five or more months
68(11.3)
368(60.9)
1.0
1.0
Focused counseling on BPACR
Yes
148(24.5)
308(51.0)
8.40(4.01-17.60)
3.66(1.65-8.10)
No
8(1.3)
140(23.2)
1.0
1.0
Note. refers to the significance level of p-values less than 0.001.
