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Table 3 Socio-demographic and obstetric factors influencing birth preparedness and complication readiness adjusted for confounding variables, in Robe Woreda, January, 2012

From: Birth preparedness and complication readiness in Robe Woreda, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Central Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Birth preparedness

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Women’s education

    

Illiterate

59 (62.1%)

339 (70.6%)

1.00

1.00

Read and write

1 (1.1%)

33 (6.9%)

0.17 (0.02, 1.3)

0.15 (0.02, 1.2)

Primary education

28 (29.5%)

104 (21.7%)

1.55 (0.94, 2.55)

1.36 (0.76, 2.43)

Secondary education & above

7 (7.4%)

4 (0.8%)

10.1 (2.85, 35.42)*

6.23 (1.45, 25.87)**

Monthly income

    

< 131 Birr

20 (21.1%)

123 (25.7%)

1.00

1.00

131–475 Birr

18 (18.9%)

128 (26.7%)

0.87 (0.44, 1.7)

0.98 (0.46, 2.06)

476–716 Birr

21 (22.1%)

122 (25.5%)

1.06 (0.55, 2.05)

1.11 (0.54, 2.3)

>716

36 (37.9%)

106 (22.1%)

2.1 (1.14, 3.83)*

1.97 (1.01, 3.9)**

Gravida (total no. of pregnancy)

    

1

23

72

1.00

1.00

2–4

50

242

0.65 (0.37, 1.13)

5.49 (0.32, 94.87)

> = 5

22

166

0.42 (0.22, 0.79)*

0.44 (0.006, 31.66)

Parity (total no. of birth)

    

1

26

79

1.00

1.00

2–4

48

245

0.59 (0.35, 1.02)

0.97 (0.17, 5.53)

> = 5

21

156

0.41 (0.22, 0.77)*

5.39 (0.16, 184.59)

ANC visit

    

Yes

93

404

8.75 (2.11, 36.26)*

5.68 (1.27, 25.4)**

No

2

76

1.00

1.00

Obstetric danger signs during pregnancy, labour and post-partum

    

Yes

78 (82.1%)

289 (60.2%)

3.03 (1.74, 5.29)*

2.94 (1.61, 5.37)**

No

17 (17.9%)

191 (39.8%)

1.00

1.00

Birth at HF before last delivery

    

Yes

24

40

3.72 (2.114, 6.54)*

3.9 (2.04, 7.46)**

No

71

440

1.00

1.00

Birth order

    

First

23

72

1.00

1.00

Second

19

79

0.75 (0.38, 1.5)

0.12 (0.004, 4.37)

Third

19

95

0.63 (0.32, 1.24)

0.1 (0.002, 3.9)

Fourth and above

34

234

0.46 (0.25, 0.82)*

0.1 (0.003, 3.59)

History of still birth

    

Yes

4

5

4.18 (1.1, 15.85)*

4.95 (0.73, 33.45)

No

91

475

1.00

1.00

  1. * Statistically significant at p < 0.05 in the crude analysis.
  2. ** Statistically significant at p < 0.05 after adjusting for selected confounding variables.