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Table 5 Analysis of effect modification between age, education, assets ownership and knowledge of at least one key danger sign during pregnancy regarding birth preparedness presented as adjusted OR with 95% CI

From: Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and birth preparedness practices among women in rural Uganda

 

Birth preparedness

Age/knowledge of 1 key danger sign during pregnancy

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

Less than 25 years/no knowledge of key danger sign

43 (16.2)

1.0 (ref)

Less than 25 years/had knowledge of key danger sign

65 (24.4)

2.3 (1.3-4.1)

≥ 25 years/no knowledge of key danger sign

61 (22.9)

0.9 (0.5-1.6)

≥ 25 years/had knowledge of key danger sign

97 (36.5)

1.6 (1.0-2.7)

Total

266 (100)

 

Education/knowledge of 1 key danger sign during pregnancy

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

Less than secondary/no knowledge of key danger sign

76 (28.6)

1.0 (ref)

Less than secondary/had knowledge of key danger sign

116 (43.6)

1.6 (1.0-2.4)

≥ Secondary education/no knowledge of key danger sign

28 (10.5)

1.0 (0.5-1.8)

≥ Secondary education/had knowledge of key danger sign

46 (17.3)

3.7 (2.0-6.8)

Total

266 (100)

 

Household assets ownership/knowledge of 1 key danger sign during pregnancy

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

Low assets ownership/no knowledge of key danger sign

20 (7.5)

1.0 (ref)

Low assets ownership/had knowledge of key danger sign

43 (16.2)

2.5 (1.2-5.2)

High assets ownership/no knowledge of key danger sign

84 (31.6)

1.9 (1.0-3.6)

High assets ownership/had knowledge of key danger sign

119 (44.7)

3.4 (1.8-6.5)

Total

266 (100)

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