Research Article

Maternity Continuum Care Completion and Its Associated Factors in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 5

Factors affecting completion of maternity continuum of care among mothers who gave birth in the last one year in northwest Ethiopia, 2020.

VariablesCompletion of continuum of maternity careCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
Yes (%)No (%)

Educational statusCannot read45 (20.5)175(79.5)11
Can read and write17 (48.6)18 (51.4)3.67 (1.75-7.69)2.31 (0.82-6.02)
Primary education37 (37.8)61 (62.2)2.36 (1.40-3.98)2.17 (1.11-4.23)
Secondary and above78 (66.1)40 (33.9)7.58 (4.59-12.54)2.75 (1.42-5.32)
ResidenceUrban76 (72.4)29 (27.6)6.88 (4.23-11.17)2.45 (1.35-4.45)
Rural101 (27.6)265 (72.4)11
Means of transportationOn foot73 (26.9)198 (73.1)11
Public transport29 (34.9)54 (65.1)1.46 (0.86-2.46)1.10 (0.54-2.24)
Ambulance75 (64.1)42 (35.9)4.84 (3.05-7.70)3.96 (2.19-7.19)
Time to reach HF<30 minutes90 (62.9)53 (37.1)4.70 (3.10-7.15)3.22 (1.84-5.63)
≥30 minutes87 (26.5)241 (73.5)11
AutonomyYes153 (44.5)191 (55.5)3.44 (2.10-5.63)0.89 (0.46-1.71)
No24 (18.9)103 (81.1)11
Media exposureYes108 (71.1)44 (28.9)8.89 (5.73-13.81)3.64 (2.02-6.56)
No69 (21.6)250 (78.4)11
Prepregnancy contraindicationYes161 (39.2)250 (60.8)1.77 (0.98-3.25)1.51 (0.66-3.49)
No16 (26.7)44 (73.3)11
Number of paritiesPrim-para54 (47.4)60 (52.6)11
Multipara100 (33.6)198 (66.4)0.56 (0.36-0.87)0.70 (0.38-1.26)
Grand multipara23 (39.0)36 (61.0)0.71 (0.38-1.35)1.90 (0.79-4.60)
Overall knowledgeGood159 (49.2)164 (50.8)7.99 (4.68-13.64)5.81 (2.89-11.70)
Poor18 (12.2)130 (87.8)11

COR = crude odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio. Statistically significant at .