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Table 4 Factors associated with exposure to prescribed drugs among pregnant women in Southern Tigray region, Ethiopia, February 2015

From: Prescription drug use during pregnancy in Southern Tigray region, North Ethiopia

Variable

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P- value

Gravidity

 Primigravida

1

  

 Multigravida

0.38 (0.21–0.67)

0.43 (0.24–0.78)

0.006

Number of visits to health facilities

 1–2 times

1

  

 3–4 times

0.40(0.24–0.65)

0.50(0.29–0.85)

0.011

  ≥ 5 times

0.10(0.01–0.74)

0.15(0.01–1.33)

0. 090

Ward

 ANC

1

  

 Gynecology

5.31(1.64–17.17)

8.97(2.69–29.88)

0.001

First visit to the health facility

 First trimester

2.62(1.47–4.65)

2.64(1.44–4.84)

0.002

 Second trimester

2.71(1.53–4.81)

2.50(1.36–4.61)

0.003

 Third trimester

1

  
  1. COD: crude odds ratio; AOD: Adjusted odds ratio