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Table 4 Multivariate analysis showing the impact of selected associated factors of obstetric fistula among reproductive age women in in public hospitals in southwest Ethiopia, 2021

From: Awareness of obstetric fistula and associated factors among women in reproductive age group attending public hospitals in southwest Ethiopia, 2021

Variable

Awareness on OF

 

Good

Poor

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

p value

Women education

 Can’t read and write

30 (33.7%)

59 (66.3%)

0.119 (0.060–0.234)

0.162 (0.081–0.364)

0.000**

 Primary

41 (39.4%)

63 (60.6%)

0.152 (0.080–0.290)

0.170 (0.085–0.446)

0.001*

 Secondary

52 (46.4%)

60 (53.6%)

0.203 (0.108–0.382

0.299 (0.153–0.584)

0.000**

 Above secondary

77 (81.1%)

18 (18.9%)

1

  

HDC

 No

81 (39.7%)

123 (60.3%)

0.430 (0.288–0.642)

0.458 (0.368–0.678)

0.000**

 Yes

118 (60.5%)

77 (39.5%)

1

1

Distance to HF on foot by minutes

 > 30

36 (26.5%)

100 (73.5%)

0.220 (0.139–0.346)

0.355 (0.212–0.594)

0.000**

 ≤ 30

164 (62.3%)

100 (37.7%)

1

1

Contraceptive use

 No

91 (44.8%)

112 (55.2%)

0.656 (0.442–0.973)

1.101 (0.601–2.013)

0.712

 Yes

109 (55.3%)

88 (44.7%)

1

1

Ever pregnancy

 No

46 (31.3%)

101 (68.7%)

0.293 (0.190–0.450)

0.399 (0.241–0.661)

0.002*

 Yes

154 (60.9%)

99 (39.1%)

1

1

  1. OF obstetric-fistula, HF health facility, HDC heard delivery complication
  2. **Significant association (p < 0.01)