Table 5 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with place of delivery, Goba District, Bale Zone, South East Ethiopia, February, 2014

  No formal education

146(61.3)

26(22.0)

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1

  1⁰ education

71(29.8)

48(40.7)

3.80(2.18, 6.61)**

4.21(1.91, 9.32)**

  2⁰ or post secondary

21(8.8)

44(37.3)

11.77(6.04, 22.91)**

3.40(1.15, 10.11)*

  Muslim

113(47.5)

46(39.0)

1

1

  Orthodox

88(37.0)

61(51.7)

1.70(1.06, 2.73)*

1.29(0.62, 2.70)

  Protestant

37(15.5)

11(9.3)

0.73(0.34, 1.55)

0.24(0.08, 0.70)**

Husband’s education (n = 327)

  No formal education

85(35.7)

19(16.1)

1

1

  1⁰ education

108(45.4)

34(28.8)

1.41(0.75, 2.64)

0.42(0.17, 1.06)

  2⁰ or post secondary

28(11.8)

53(44.9)

8.47(4.31, 16.65)**

0.62(0.19, 2.01)

   < =30 minutes

76(31.9)

84(71.2)

5.27(3.25, 8.53)**

4.19(2.07, 8.49)**

   > 30 minutes

162(68.1)

34(28.8)

1

1

   < = 4

93(39.1)

77(65.3)

1

1

   > = 5

145(60.9)

41(34.7)

0.34(0.22, 0.54)**

0.55(0.26, 1.17)

Age at 1^st pregnancy

   < 20 years

151(63.4)

57(48.3)

1.86(1.19, 2.90)*

0.97(0.48, 1.95)

   > = 20 years

87(36.6)

61(51.7)

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1

Number of live births

  1

34(14.3)

42(35.6)

3.32(1.96, 5.60)*

1.49(0.59, 3.73)

   > = 2

204(85.7)

76(64.4)

1

1

BPACR status

  Well Prepared

81(34.0)

94(79.7)

7.59(4.50, 12.80)**

2.55(1.12, 5.84)*

  Not well prepared

157(66.0)

24(20.3)

1

1

  Yes

33(13.9)

84(71.2)

15.35(8.92, 26.39)**

8.41(3.98, 17.79)**

  No

205(86.1)

34(28.8)

1

1

  Yes

24(10.1)

34(28.8)

3.61(2.02, 6.45)**

8.89(3.51, 22.52)**

   ^aNo

214(89.9)

84(71.2)

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