Table 4 Determinants of birth preparedness and complications readiness adjusted for confounding variables, Chamwino district, Central Tanzania, January 2014 (N = 428)
BPCR | COR (95 %:CI) | AOR(95 %:CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes N(%) | No N(%) | |||
Marital union | ||||
Living with partner | 201 (80.7) | 131 (73.2) | 1.53 (0.66,3.55) | 1.36 (0.79, 2.33) |
Not living with partner | 48 (19.3) | 48 (26.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Educational status | ||||
Primary and above | 200 (80.3) | 109 (60.9) | 2.62 (1.51,4.55) | 2.27 (1.07, 4.80) |
No education | 49 (19.7) | 70 (39.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Occupation | ||||
Employed | 49 (19.7) | 25 (14.0) | 1.51 (0.98,2.34) | 0.95 (0.35, 2.64) |
Not employed | 200 (80.3) | 154 (86.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Spouse’s occupation* | ||||
Employed | 41 (20.3) | 11 (8.4) | 2.78 (1.69,4.56) | 2.18 (1.46, 3.25) |
Not employed | 161 (79.7) | 120 (91.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Monthly income | ||||
≥50,000/= | 36 (14.5) | 11 (6.1) | 2.58 (0.85,7.86) | 1.68 (0.35, 8.09) |
<50,000/= | 213 (85.5) | 168 (93.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Parity | ||||
1 | 71 (28.5) | 37 (20.7) | 1.53 (0.79, 2.93) | 1.99 (0.92, 4.30) |
≥2 | 178 (71.5) | 142 (79.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
GA at booking | ||||
1st trimester | 53 (21.3) | 21 (11.7) | 2.04 (0.79,5.23) | 2.52 (1.02, 6.18) |
Other | 196 (78.7) | 158 (88.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No. of ANC visits | ||||
≥4 visits | 197 (79.1) | 119 (66.5) | 1.90 (1.27,2.84) | 1.73 (1.02, 2.95) |
<4 visits | 52 (20.9) | 60 (33.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Counseled on Birth Preparedness | ||||
Yes | 234 (94.0) | 152 (84.9) | 2.48 (1.35,4.55) | 1.23 (0.61, 2.47) |
No | 15 (6.0) | 27 (15.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Counseled on Complication Readiness | ||||
Yes | 223 (89.6) | 140 (78.2) | 2.29 (1.26,4.16) | 1.96 (0.92, 4.17) |
No | 26 (10.4) | 39 (21.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Knowledge on danger signs | ||||
Yes | 89 (35.7) | 19 (10.6) | 4.68 (2.38,9.23) | 4.42 (1.94, 10.45) |
No | 160 (64.3) | 160 (89.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |