Knowledge about Danger Signs of Obstetric Complications and Associated Factors among Postnatal Mothers of Mechekel District Health Centers, East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014
Table 4
Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with knowledge about danger sign of obstetric complications among postnatal mothers of Mechekel district health centers, East Gojjam zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014 ().
Variables category
Knowledge level
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes
No
Place of residence
Urban
108 (61.7%)
67 (38.3%)
1.612 (1.081, 2.404)
Rural
115 (50.0%)
115 (50.0%)
1
Occupation
Housewife
88 (50.9%)
85 (49.1%)
1
Farmer
29 (48.3%)
31 (517%)
2.514 (0.993, 6.368)
Government employ
48 (70.6%)
20 (29.4%)
5.829 (2.095, 16.215)
Trader
37 (63.8%)
21 (36.2%)
2.272 (0.823, 6.272)
Other
7 (29.2%)
17 (70.8%)
4.279 (1.527, 11.989)
Family monthly income
≤500
24 (40.0%)
36 (60.0%)
1
1
501–1000
74 (51.7%)
69 (48.3%)
1.609 (0.872, 2.966)
1.712 (0.866, 3.386)
1001–1500
85 (62.5%)
51 (37.5%)
2.500 (1.342, 4.658)
2.246 (1.091, 4.625)
≥1501
40 (60.6%)
26 (39.4%)
2.308 (1.129, 4.715)
2.954 (1.289, 6.770)
Maternal education
No schooling
79 (45.1%)
96 (54.9%)
1
1
Primary
48 (55.8%)
38 (44.2%)
1.535 (0.913, 2.580)
1.222 (0.674, 2.216)
Secondary
47 (63.5%)
27 (36.5%)
2.115 (1.209, 3.700)
1.921 (1.004, 3.676)
More than secondary
49 (70.0%)
21 (30.0%)
2.835 (1.569, 5.123)
1.977 (1.052, 3.716)
Distance from home to health facility
Less than 1 hour
152 (59.4%)
104 (40.6%)
1.606 (1.069, 2.412)
Greater than 1 hour
71 (47.7%)
78 (52.3%)
1
Husband education
No schooling
51 (40.8%)
74 (59.2%)
1
1
Primary
40 (55.6%)
32 (44.4%)
0.334 (0.193, 0.545)
1.343 (0.744, 2.423)
Secondary
37 (60.7%)
24 (39.3%)
0.588 (0.324, 1.069)
1.838 (0.978, 3.453)
More than secondary
85 (68.0%)
40 (32.0%)
0.725 (0.384, 1.371)
3.163 (1.860, 5.3770)
Gravidity
One
103 (58.5%)
73 (41.5)
1
1
Two–four
108 (55.1%)
88 (44.9%)
2.469 (1.143, 5.333)
2.473 (0.478, 12.780)
Five and above
12 (44.9%)
21 (63.6%)
2.148 (1.001, 4.607)
7.463 (1.301, 12.800)
ANC follow-up
Yes
207 (57.8%)
151 (42.2%)
2.656 (1.402, 5.031)
2.184 (1.137, 4.196)
No
16 (34.0%)
31 (66.0%)
1
GA at start of ANC
<4 months
65 (36.5%)
113 (63.5%)
1.516 (0.873, 2.632)
4-5 months
39 (59.1%)
27 (40.9%)
1.259 (0.643, 2.467)
6-7 months
14 (42.4%)
19 (57.6%)
0.642 (0.280, 1.472)
8+ months
2 (25.0%)
6 (75.0%)
0.291 (0.055, 1.536)
Do not know
39 (53.4%)
34 (46.6%)
1
Number of ANC visits
One time
19 (52.8%)
17 (47.2%)
1
Two times
39 (52.0%)
36 (48.0%)
0.969 (0.437, 2.148)
Three times
47 (51.1%)
45 (48.9%)
0.935 (0.432, 2.021)
Four and above
102 (65.8%)
53 (34.2%)
1.722 (0.827, 3.586)
Place of last delivery
Home
61 (43.3%)
80 (56.7%)
1
Health institution
162 (61.4%)
102 (38.6%)
2.083 (1.375, 3.155)
1.955 (1.214, 3.150)
Informed obstetric danger signs
Yes
79
87
1.669 (1.119, 2.490)
No
95
144
1
value < 0.2: variables found to be not significant in backward stepwise logistic regression. value < 0.05: variables found to be significant in backward stepwise logistic regression.
