Research Article

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 categoriesUtilized EPNCCOR (95%CI)AOR (95% CI)
YesNo

Age of the respondents
 <2552733.45 (1.72, 6.91)3.22 (1.37, 7.53)
 25–3530891.63 (0.79, 3.37)1.64 (0.73, 3.63)
 >35136311

Educational status of the mother
 Secondary school and above41592.73 (1.34, 5.54)1.23 (0.56, 2.68)
 Primary school401111.41 (0.71, 2.82)1.76 (0.78, 3.93)
 No normal education145911

Parity
 <4661281.72 (1.03, 2.87)1.45 (0.73, 2.88)
 ≥4299711

Condition of the last pregnancy
 Planned and supported58892.60 (1.41, 4.81)2.28 (1.15, 4.52)
 Unplanned but supported19641.18 (0.57, 2.45)1.11 (0.48, 2.57)
 Unplanned and unsupported187211

Had ANC visit
 Yes801811.29 (0.68, 2.46)0.75 (0.35, 1.60)
 No154411

Faced complication during last pregnancy
 Yes26421.64 (0.93, 2.88)1.42 (0.72, 2.79)
 No6918311

Faced complication after delivery
 Yes30461.79 (1.04, 3.08)1.88 (0.99, 3.58)
 No6517911

Had awareness on obstetric danger sign and symptoms
 Yes55802.49 (1.52, 4.069)2.21 (1.27, 3.87)
 No4014511

Attitude towards EPNC
 Positive711043.44 (2.022, 5.858)3.50 (1.95, 6.33)
 Negative2412111

Statistically significant at , statistically significant at .