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Table 4 Factors associated with knowledge of key obstetric danger sign during pregnancy, child birth and postnatal period among mothers in Shashamane town, April 2018

From: Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors: a study among mothers in Shashamane town, Oromia region, Ethiopia

Types of variable

Good knowledge

Poor knowledge

COR (95% C.I)

AOR (95% C.I)

Age of respondent

 15–19

10

9

1

1

 20–24

56

108

1.11 (0.41–3.04)

1.46 (0.24–8.98)

 25–29

67

96

0.52 (0.29–0.90)

0.84 (0.26–2.67)

 ≥ 30

38

38

0.69 (0.04–1.21)

1.28 (0.46–3.51)

Occupation

 House wife

118

157

1

1

 Governmental employed

18

27

1.36 (1.85–2.17)a

2.05 (0.97–4.32)

 Self-employed

37

67

1.07 (0.51–2.24)

1.74 (0.55–5.51)

Number of pregnancy

 1

70

108

1

1

 2–5

83

126

0.61 (0.29–1.27)

1.77 (0.37–6.68)

 ≥ 6

18

17

0.62 (0.30–1.27)

0.98 (0.27–3.62)

ANC follow up

 No

51

4

1

1

 Yes

120

247

0.67 (0.45–1.54)

1.26 (1.07–1.85)a

Place of delivery

 Home

41

13

1

 

 Health center

130

238

5.74 (2.98_11.16)a

3.57 (1.23–10.39)a

Source of information

 Health personal

32

204

1

1

 Relative

5

8

0.03 (0.02–0.06)

0.03 (0.02–0.06)

 Friends

2

10

0.14 (0.04–0.45)

0.28 (0.05–0.17)

 Media

123

29

0.04 (0.09–0.21)

0.05 (0.01–0.31)

Educational status

 Informal education

16

7

1

1

 Formal education

126

167

6.07 (2.26–16.26)a

3.91 (0.84–18.12)

 Collage and above

29

77

2.03 (1.23–3.25)a

1.96 (0.95–4.05)

Income

 < 4000

106

135

1

1

 > 4000

65

114

1.35 (1.91–2.02)a

1.11 (0.60–2.06)