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Table 12 Association between maternal knowledge of danger signs and their knowledge on Birth preparedness and complication readiness among primigravida women in A. A. Government Health facilities, May, 2015.cont’d

From: Knowledge about birth preparedness and complication readiness and associated factors among primigravida women in Addis Ababa governmental health facilities, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015

Variable

Knowledge of birth preparedness and complication readiness

Category

 

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

Knowledge status of danger signs during pregnancy (n = 355)

Not knowledgeable

242

1

1

Knowledgeable

113

3.003 (1.67,5.379)

1.389 (0.517,3.729)

Knowledge status of danger signs during labour (n = 302)

Not knowledgeable

255

1

1

Knowledgeable

47

6.821 (3.387,13.733)

3.685 (1.157,11.737)*

Knowledge status of danger signs during postpartum period (n = 266)

Not knowledgeable

206

1

1

Knowledgeable

60

6.561 (3.259,13.208)

5.117 (1.388,18.863)*

Knowledge status of danger signs during neonatal period (n = 277)

Not knowledgeable

231

1

1

Knowledgeable

46

7.556 (3.738,15.271)

1.694 (0.533,5.385)

  1. COR Crud odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio
  2. *(boldface) p value < 0.05