Table 3 Odds ratios for the association between various factors and delivery by a skilled provider

District

0.554

 Wolisso

1

--

 Goro

0.91 (0.26–3.13)

--

 Wonchi

0.51 (0.14–1.81)

--

Urban residence

32.80 (12.40–86.74)

<0.001

7.31 (2.88–18.55)

<0.001

Non Oromo ethnicity

2.42 (0.62–9.49)

0.195

--

Household size

<0.001

0.939

 2–3

4.63 (2.77–7.75)

0.79 (0.15–4.10)

 4–5

1.60 (1.04–2.48)

0.79 (0.15–4.10)

 >5

1

1

Wealth index quintile

<0.001

0.004

 Lowest

1

1

 Second

1.54 (0.68–3.53)

0.76 (0.36–1.61)

 Middle

1.55 (0.67–3.61)

0.69 (0.19–2.49)

 Fourth

6.00 (2.63–13.69)

3.47 (1.46–8.25)

 Highest

27.46 (8.48–88.89)

8.94 (2.45–32.61)

Age in years

0.026

0.262

 15–24

1

1

 25–29

0.57 (0.37–0.87)

0.60 (0.28–1.27)

 30–34

0.56 (0.37–0.86)

0.54 (0.30–0.99)

 35–49

0.50 (0.26–0.96)

0.61 (0.27–1.38)

Parity

<0.001

0.003

 1

1

1

 2–3

0.34 (0.20–0.58)

0.30 (0.10–0.90)

 4–5

0.17 (0.10–0.28)

0.17 (0.06–0.44)

 >5

0.20 (0.09–0.45)

0.21 (0.07–0.66)

Woman’s education level

<0.001

0.241

 None

1

1

 Primary

2.33 (1.47–3.70)

0.52 (0.24–1.11)

 Secondary/higher

9.27 (3.01–28.48)

0.66 (0.19–2.22)

Partner’s education level

<0.001

0.468

 None/no partner

1

1

 Primary

2.49 (1.51–4.46)

0.67 (0.36–1.26)

 Secondary/higher

10.37 (5.16–20.85)

0.63 (0.25–1.60)

Marital status

0.079

0.034

 Married

1

1

 Single

0.39 (0.13–1.13)

0.22 (0.06–0.87)

Religion

0.804

 Orthodox Christian

1

--

 Protestant

1.30 (0.58–2.91)

--

 Muslim

1.05 (0.40–2.76)

--

Knows required number of ANC visits

2.74 (1.85–4.05)

<0.001

2.65 (1.47–4.76)

0.002

Knows ≥3 pregnancy danger signs

2.08 (1.16–3.75)

0.016

0.67 (0.30–1.52)

0.322

Time to nearest facility with maternity

0.001

0.023

 <30 min

1

1

 30–59 min

0.22 (0.10–0.45)

0.48 (0.23–0.96)

 ≥60 min

0.14 (0.05–0.37)

0.35 (0.15–0.82)

Perceived quality of care at nearest facility

0.002

<0.001

 Average/poor/don’t know

1

1

 Good

1.36 (0.81–2.31)

1.73 (0.87–3.47)

 Excellent

3.77 (1.89–7.49)

6.45 (2.77–15.01)

Maternal health attitude score tertiles

0.004

0.104

 Poor

1

1

 Medium

1.43 (0.81–2.53)

0.50 (0.24–1.01)

 Good

2.72 (1.58–4.66)

0.61 (0.31–1.25)

Attended at least 4 ANC visits

3.91 (2.57–5.94)

<0.001

1.41 (0.93–2.17)

0. 105

Had a pregnancy/delivery related problem

1.54 (0.92–2.60)

0.090

2.94 (1.31–6.61)

0.011

Final decision maker on delivery place

<0.001

0.002

 Woman alone

1

1

 Partner/other family member alone

1.97 (1.02–3.79)

4.76 (2.16–10.47)

 Woman and partner together

3.71 (2.45–5.63)

3.92 (1.64–9.36)

Well prepared for delivery of baby

5.59 (2.42–12.85)

<0.001

4.71 (1.68–13.18)

0.005