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Table 4 Factors independently associated with institutional delivery service utilization, Dembecha district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 674)

From: Factors influencing institutional delivery service utilization in Dembecha district, Northwest Ethiopia: A community based cross sectional study

Variable

Institutional delivery service utilization

COR

AOR

No

Yes

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

P-value

Place of residence

 Urban

71

26

1.00

  

 Rural

374

203

1.48 (0.91–2.39)

  

Age (years)

 15–19

4

4

1.00

  

 20–24

27

24

0.88 (0.20–3.94)

  

 25–29

111

91

0.82 (0.19–3.36)

  

 30–34

112

61

0.54 (0.13–2.25)

  

 35+

191

49

0.25 (0.06–1.06)

  

Educational status

 Unable to read & write

192

65

1.00

  

 Able to read & write

175

104

1.75 (1.21–2.54)

  

 Primary education (1–8)

62

47

2.23 (1.39–3.59)

  

 Secondary and above (9–12+)

16

13

2.40 (1.09–5.52)

  

Current marital status

 Married

416

225

1.00

  

 Unmarried

29

4

0.25 (0.08–0.73)

  

Gravidity

 1

44

52

1.00

  

 2–4

283

138

0.41 (0.26–0.64)

  

  ≥ 5

118

39

0.28 (0.16–0.48)

  

Abortion in life time

 No

380

208

1.00

  

 Yes

65

21

0.59 (0.35–0.99)

  

Still birth in life time

 No

400

223

1.00

1.00

 

 Yes

45

6

0.24 (0.10–0.57)

0.25 (0.07–0.77)

0.016

Planned pregnancy

 No

125

38

1.00

  

 Yes

320

191

1.96 (1.31–2.94)

  

ANC visit

 No

341

22

1.00

1.00

 

 Yes

104

207

30.85 (18.87–50.42)

38.51 (22.35–66.33)

0.0001

Distance to health facility

  < 1 h

172

113

1.00

1.00

 

 1–2 h

273

116

0.64 (0.46–0.89)

0.52 (0.32–0.83)

0.006

Available functional media

 No

192

49

1.00

1.00

 

 Yes

253

180

2.78 (1.93–4.02)

2.61 (1.59–4.28)

0.0001

  1. COR crude odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, AOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. Bold cases indicate significance