Prevalence of Early Postnatal-Care Service Utilization and Its Associated Factors among Mothers in Hawassa Zuria District, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Factors associated with EPNC service utilization in Hawassa Zuria district, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia, 2020.
Variables and categories
Utilized EPNC
COR (95%CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes
No
Age of the respondents
<25
52
73
3.45 (1.72, 6.91)
3.22 (1.37, 7.53)
25–35
30
89
1.63 (0.79, 3.37)
1.64 (0.73, 3.63)
>35
13
63
1
1
Educational status of the mother
Secondary school and above
41
59
2.73 (1.34, 5.54)
1.23 (0.56, 2.68)
Primary school
40
111
1.41 (0.71, 2.82)
1.76 (0.78, 3.93)
No normal education
14
59
1
1
Parity
<4
66
128
1.72 (1.03, 2.87)
1.45 (0.73, 2.88)
≥4
29
97
1
1
Condition of the last pregnancy
Planned and supported
58
89
2.60 (1.41, 4.81)
2.28 (1.15, 4.52)
Unplanned but supported
19
64
1.18 (0.57, 2.45)
1.11 (0.48, 2.57)
Unplanned and unsupported
18
72
1
1
Had ANC visit
Yes
80
181
1.29 (0.68, 2.46)
0.75 (0.35, 1.60)
No
15
44
1
1
Faced complication during last pregnancy
Yes
26
42
1.64 (0.93, 2.88)
1.42 (0.72, 2.79)
No
69
183
1
1
Faced complication after delivery
Yes
30
46
1.79 (1.04, 3.08)
1.88 (0.99, 3.58)
No
65
179
1
1
Had awareness on obstetric danger sign and symptoms
Yes
55
80
2.49 (1.52, 4.069)
2.21 (1.27, 3.87)
No
40
145
1
1
Attitude towards EPNC
Positive
71
104
3.44 (2.022, 5.858)
3.50 (1.95, 6.33)
Negative
24
121
1
1
Statistically significant at , statistically significant at .