Partograph Utilization and Associated Factors among Obstetric Care Providers Working in Public Health Facilities of Wolaita Zone, 2017

Table 4

Bivariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with partograph utilization among obstetric caregivers in public health facilities in Wolaita Zone, SNNPR, Southern Ethiopia, Feb. 2017 ().

Variables	Category	Partograph utilization		COR with 95% CI	AOR with 95% CI
		Yes	No
Age of respondent	20-24	11	17	1	1
	25-30	65	43	2.37[0.99, 5.47]	1.41[0.48, 4.17]
	30 or more	117	16	11.30[4.50, 28.38]	2.47[0.69, 8.82]
Respondent’s service year	1-3	31	50	1	1
	4-6	98	19	8.32[4.28, 16.18]	3.92[1.66, 9.23]
	7 or more	64	7	14.75[5.97, 36.26]	4.93[1.53, 15.88]
Respondent’s profession	Medical doctors	18	3	1	1
	Health officer	22	14	0.26[0.07, 1.06]	0.269[0.04, 2.04]
	Nurse	39	23	0.28[0.08, 1.07]	0.28[0.04, 1.96]
	Midwifery	114	36	0.53[0.15, 1.90]	0.38[0.06, 2.32]
In-service training on management of labor	Yes	183	40	1	1
	No	10	36	0.06[0.03, 0.13]	0.16[0.06, 0.43]
Knowledge	Knowledgeable	141	25	5.53[3.11, 9.83]	3.35[1.61, 6.97]
	Not knowledgeable	52	51	1	1
Attitude	Favorable attitude	171	46	4.82[2.56, 9.08]	2.99[1.28, 7.03]
	Unfavorable attitude	23	30	1	1
Respondent’s working place	Hospital	23	86	1.85[1.05, 3.26]	1.09[0.48, 2.46]
	Health center	53	107	1	1

^* value < 0.05; 1 = reference point.