Knowledge of safe motherhood among women in rural communities in northern Nigeria: implications for maternal mortality reduction

Table 7 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis on knowledge of safe motherhood among respondents in B/Gwari cluster/Kaduna State

	Knowledge of benefits of ANC visits				Knowledge of maternal danger signs				Knowledge of the benefits of delivery by a skilled birth attendant
	Good knowledge (%)	Poor knowledge (%)	P-value	OR (95%CI)	Good knowledge (%)	Poor knowledge (%)	P-value	OR (95% CI)	Good knowledge (%)	Poor knowledge (%)	P-value	OR (95% CI)
Ever attended school
Yes	84.4	68.2	0.061		84.2	66.3	*0.009	2.63 (1.2-5.8)	80.0	69.6	0.392
No	15.6	31.8			15.8	33.7			20.0	30.4
Being currently employed
Yes	50.0	39.9	0.027		64.9	34.6	0.047		53.3	40.4	0.023
No	50.0	60.1			35.1	65.4			46.7	59.6
Attendance at ANC visits
Yes	60.0	38.2	0.423		84.2	61.5	* 0.017	3.33 (1.6-7.2)	80.0	69.6	0.872
No	40.0	61.8			15.8	38.5			20.0	30.4
Parity
Once	33.3	17.8	0.061		8.8	9.6	0.093		12.5	18.7	0.074
2–5	40.0	64.4			40.4	49.5			62.5	63.0
>5	26.7	17.8			50.9	40.9			25.0	18.3
Never	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0

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