Knowledge of Preconception Healthcare and Associated Factors: A Study among Mothers in Jinka Town, Southern Region, Ethiopia

Table 4

Factors associated with knowledge of preconception care among women in Jinka, Southern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 513).

Variables		Knowledge of PCHC		Corollary (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Good	Poor
Women’s occupation	Housewife	121 (23.6%)	87 (17.0%)	1.26 (0.36–4.43)	2.93 (1.38–6.19)
	Civil servant	16 (3.1%)	60 (11.7%)	6.56 (1.71–25.2)	1.38 (0.72–2.63)
	Merchant	23 (4.5%)	30 (5.8%)	2.28 (0.60–8.75)	1.19 (0.56–2.74)
	Daily labourer	15 (2.9%)	13 (2.5%)	1.52 (0.36–6.37)	1.11 (0.60–2.1)
	Student	69 (13.5%)	68 (13.3%)	1.73 (0.48–6.16)	0.44 (0.11–1.67)
	Others	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 : 00	1 : 00
Women’s education	No formal education	50 (9.7%)	18 (3.5%)	1 : 00	1 : 00
	Primary education	86 (16.8%)	71 (13.8%)	0.16 (0.08–0.	2.06 (1.06–3.97)
	Secondary education	75 (14.6%)	80 (15.6%)	0.36 (0.22–0.58)	2.77 (1.38–5.57)
	College and above	40 (7.8%)	93 (18.1%)	0.46 (0.28–0.75)	3.79 (1.75–8.23)
History of neonatal death	Yes	20 (3.9%)	5 (1%)	1 : 00	1 : 00
	No	139 (27.1%)	169 (32.9%)	4.86 (1.78–13.3)	4.13 (1.39–12.25)
History of family planning use	Yes	126 (24.6%)	178 (34.7%)	2.1 (1.47–3.01)	2.38 (1.49–3.79)
	No	125 (26.4%)	84 (16.4%)	1 : 00	1 : 00

, value <0.05; , value <0.01; , value <0.001.