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Table 4 Multilevel analysis of factors associated with skilled care use among respondents, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, September 2012-April 2013 (n = 3472)

From: The effect of birth preparedness and complication readiness on skilled care use: a prospective follow-up study in Southwest Ethiopia

Factors

Skilled care use

Crude OR(95%CI)

Adjusted OR(95%CI)

 

Skilled care (n = 1064) n(%)

Non skilled care (n = 2408) n(%)

Total (n = 3472) n(%)

  

Leve-2 (communal) variables

Place of residence

     

   Rural

431 (16.5)

2187 (83.5)

2618 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   Urban

633 (74.1)

221 (25.9)

854 (100.0)

14.49 (12.05, 17.54)

2.38 (1.74, 3.24)

Distance from Health center (on foot)

     

   ≤ 2 hours

917 (37.5)

1531 (62.5)

2448 (100.0)

3.57 (2.95, 4.33)

1.61 (1.12, 2.33)

   >2 hours

147 (14.4)

877 (85.6)

1024 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

Distance from Hospital (on foot)

     

   ≤ 2 hours

356 (73.7)

127 (26.3)

483 (100.0)

9.03 (7.25, 11.25)

1.36 (0.74, 2.51)

   >2 hours

708 (23.7)

2281 (76.3)

2989 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

Leve-1 (individual level) variables-socio-demographic & economic

Age (in years)

     

   <20

77 (44.3)

97 (55.7)

174 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   20-29

740 (33.2)

1487 (66.8)

2227 (100.0)

0.63 (0.46, 0.86)

1.32 (0.85, 2.07)

   ≥30

247 (23.1)

824 (76.9)

1071 (100.0)

0.38 (0.27, 0.53)

1.34 (0.80, 2.23)

Ethnicity

     

   Oromo

775 (25.5)

2266 (74.5)

3041 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   Others

289 (67.1)

142 (32.9)

431 (100.0)

5.95 (4.79, 7.39)

1.21 (0.80, 1.84)

Religion

     

   Muslim

754 (24.9)

2278 (75.1)

3032 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   Others

310 (70.5)

130 (29.5)

440 (100.0)

7.20 (5.78, 8.98)

1.33 (0.88, 2.04)

Educational status

     

   No Formal Education

341 (18.1)

1538 (81.9)

1879 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   Primary (1-8)

454 (35.7)

818 (64.3)

1272 (100.0)

2.50 (2.12, 2.95)

1.37 (1.10, 1.71)

   Secondary (9-12)

208 (81.6)

47 (18.4)

255 (100.0)

19.96 (14.24, 27.98)

3.48 (2.22, 5.45)

   Tertiary (>12)

61 (92.4)

5 (7.6)

66 (100.0)

55.03 (24.94,137.97)

3.97 (1.38, 11.46)

Occupation

     

   House wife

928 (28.2)

2361 (71.8)

3289 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   Employed

72 (88.9)

9 (11.1)

81 (100.0)

20.35 (10.14, 40.87)

0.84 (0.30, 2.31)

   Others

64 (62.7)

38 (37.3)

102 (100.0)

4.28 (2.85, 6.45)

0.83 (0.48, 1.44)

Occupation of Husband

     

   Farmer

371 (15.0)

2102 (85.0)

2473 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   Employed

303 (81.2)

70 (18.8)

373 (100.0)

24.39 (18.52, 32.26)

3.26 (2.15, 4.94)

   Merchant

267 (64.8)

145 (35.2)

412 (100.0)

10.42 (8.26, 13.16)

2.27 (1.60, 3.23)

   Others

123 (57.5)

91 (42.5)

214 (100.0)

7.63 (5.71, 10.31)

1.50 (0.96, 2.32)

Wealth Index

     

   1st Quintile (lowest)

148 (21.8)

532 (78.2)

680 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   2nd Quintile

233 (33.0)

472 (67.0)

705 (100.0)

1.77 (1.39, 2.56)

1.20 (0.88, 1.64)

   3rd Quintile

222 (32.0)

472 (68.0)

694 (100.0)

1.69 (1.32, 2.16)

1.73 (1.12, 1.84)

   4th Quintile

217 (31.2)

478 (68.8)

695 (100.0)

1.63 (1.28, 2.08)

1.28 (1.11, 1.73)

   5th Quintile (highest)

244 (35.0)

454 (65.0)

698 (100.0)

1.93 (1.52, 2.46)

1.09 (0.80, 1.48)

Level-1 (Individual)-obstetric

     

Gravida (# of pregnancies)

     

   Primi (1st)

377 (51.3)

358 (48.7)

735 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   2-4

531 (28.9)

1304 (71.1)

1835 (100.0)

0.39 (0.32, 0.46)

0.41 (0.26, 0.66)

   >4

156 (17.3)

746 (82.7)

902 (100.0)

0.20 (0.16, 0.25)

0.45 (0.26, 0.76)

Inter-birth interval

     

   <24 Months

43 (17.1)

209 (82.9)

252 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   24-48 Months

489 (22.5)

1680 (77.5)

2169 (100.0)

1.42 (1.01, 1.99)

1.27 (0.83, 1.95)

   >48 Months

155 (49.1)

161 (50.9)

316 (100.0)

4.68 (3.15, 6.95)

2.18 (1.30, 3.63)

   Primi gravid

377 (51.3)

358 (48.7)

735 (100.0)

N/A

N/A

Knowledge of key danger signs during labor & delivery

     

   Not know at least 1 key danger sign

330 (24.2)

1031 (75.8)

1361 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   Know 1-2 key danger signs

607 (33.7)

1192 (66.3)

1799 (100.0)

1.59 (1.36, 1.86)

1.09 (0.86, 1.39)

   Know 3-4 key danger signs

127 (40.7)

185 (59.3)

312 (100.0)

2.15 (1.66, 2.78)

1.59 (1.05, 2.43)

Knowledge of key danger signs of neonates

     

   Not know at least 1 key danger sign

414 (25.8)

1189 (74.2)

1603 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   Knows 1-2 key danger signs

570 (33.9)

1111 (66.1)

1681 (100.0)

1.47 (1.27, 1.71)

1.07 (0.85, 1.35)

   Knows 3-4 key danger signs

80 (42.6)

108 (57.4)

188 (100.0)

2.13 (1.56, 2.90)

1.19 (0.71, 1.98)

No. of ANC Visit

     

   Not at all

110 (13.1)

728 (86.9)

838 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   1-3 times

321 (22.8)

1085 (77.2)

1406 (100.0)

1.96 (1.55, 2.48)

1.63 (1.23, 2.18)

   ≥4 times

633 (51.5)

595 (48.5)

1228 (100.0)

7.04 (5.60, 8.86)

3.10 (2.31, 4.16)

BP & CR practice

     

   Not well prepared

425 (18.7)

1844 (81.3)

2269 (100.0)

1.00

1.00

   Well prepared

639 (53.1)

564 (46.9)

1203 (100.0)

4.92 (4.21, 5.74)

1.32 (1.03, 1.68)

  1. N/A Not Applicable.