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Table 6 Analysis of effect modification between age, education, assets ownership and knowledge of at least one key danger sign during postpartum 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 postpartum

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

Less than 25 years/no knowledge of key danger sign

21 (7.9)

1.0 (ref)

Less than 25 years/had knowledge of key danger sign

87 (32.7)

2.3 (1.1-4.6)

≥ 25 years/no knowledge of key danger sign

30 (11.3)

0.9 (0.4-1.9)

≥ 25 years/had knowledge of key danger sign

128 (48.1)

1.8 (0.9-3.6)

Total

266 (100)

 

Education/knowledge of 1 key danger sign during postpartum

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

Less than secondary/no knowledge of key danger sign

37 (13.9)

1.0 (ref)

Less than secondary/had knowledge of key danger sign

155 (58.3)

1.7 (1.0-2.9)

≥ Secondary education/no knowledge of key danger sign

14 (5.3)

0.9 (0.4-2.0)

≥ Secondary education/had knowledge of key danger sign

60 (22.6)

3.7 (1.8-6.4)

Total

266 (100)

 

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

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

Low assets ownership/no knowledge of key danger sign

13 (4.9)

1.0 (ref)

Low assets ownership/had knowledge of key danger sign

50 (18.8)

1.7 (0.7-4.0)

High assets ownership/no knowledge of key danger sign

38 (14.3)

2.5 (1.0-5.9)

High assets ownership/had knowledge of key danger sign

165 (62.0)

3.6 (1.6-8.1)

Total

266 (100)

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