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Table 4 Association between predictors and health care visit for prodromal symptoms based on multivariable logistic regression analysis

From: Prodromal symptoms, health care seeking in response to symptoms and associated factors in eclamptic patients

Predictors

No Health care visit

Health care visit

   
 

(n = 54)

(n = 19)

Crude OR

* Adjusted OR

p-value

 

Number (%)

Number (%)

(95% ** CI)

(95% CI

 

Adress

 Out of Jijiga

44 (90%)

5 (10.0%)

   

Rc Jijiga

10 (42%)

14 (59.0%)

12.3 [3.6, 42]

27.6 [4.5, 170]

0.001

Age

 <20 (n = 33)

26 (79%)

7 (21%)

   

Rc > 20 (n = 40)

28 (70%)

12 (30%

1.6 [0.5, 4.7

1.1 [0.25, 4.9]

0.9

Ethnicity

 Somali (n = 69)

51 (74%)

18 (26.0%)

0.9 [0.09, 10.0]

1.9 [0.01, 38.6]

0.67

Rc Oromo (n = 4)

3 (75%)

1 (25%)

   

Marital status

 others (n = 7)

5 (71%)

2 (29.0%)

0.9 [0.2, 5]

1.9 [0.1, 38.3]

0.68

Rc Married (n = 66)

49 (74%)

17 (26%.)

   

Literacy

 Illiterate (53)

43 (81%)

10 (19.0%)

3.5 [1.1, 11]

1.2 [0.3, 5]

0.75

Rc Literate (20)

11 (55%)

9 (45%)

   

Occupation

 Unemployed (63)

48 (76%)

15 (24%)

2. [0.5, 9]

3.2 [0.4, 23.0]

0.26

Rc Employed(n = 10)

6 (60%)

4 (40%)

   

Parity

 Nullipara (n = 51)

38 (75%)

13 (25%)

1 [0.4, 3.4]

0.7 [0.15,3.7]

0.7

RcMultlipara (n = 22)

16 (73%)

6 (27%)

   

Distance of health care

 >5km (n = 59)

47 (78%)

12 (22.0%)

3.9 [1.2, 14]

14.8, [1.8, 18]

0.01

Rc < 5km (n = 14)

7 (57%)

7 (43.0%)

   

ANC follow up

 No (n = 27)

19 (70%)

8 (30%)

0.7 [0.3, 2.1]

0.5 [0.1, 2]

0.3

RcYes (n = 46)

35 (76%)

11 (24%)

   
  1. * AOR (Odds Ratio) Adjusted for all other variables in the table, ** CI Confidence Interval, * Rc Reference category