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Table 5 Factors associated with obstetrics care providers’ practices on active third stage management of labor

From: Obstetric care providers’ knowledge, practice and associated factors towards active management of third stage of labor in Sidama Zone, South Ethiopia

Characteristics

AMTSL Practice

OR (97% CI)

P-value

Yes

No

Crude

Adjusted

 

Sex

Male

45

85

1.12 (0.70–1.78)

1.30 (0.78–2.16)

0.27

Female

128

270

1.00

1.00

 

Age

20–30

157

303

1.68 (0.29–1.09)

1.75 (0.89–3.43)

0.07

>30

16

52

1.00

1.00

 

Marital status

Single

108

191

1.43 (0.46–1.06)

0.73 (0.48–1.11)

0.10

Married

65

164

1.00

  

Profession

Midwives

125

271

0.81 (0.78–1.96)

0.73 (0.45–1.18)

0.15

Others

48

84

1.00

1.00

 

Conduciveness of delivery room

Yes

147

320

0.62 (0.34–1.13)

0.66 (0.35–1.25)

0.15

No

26

35

1.00

1.00

 

Place of work

Hospital

20

25

1.73 (0.29–1.15)

0.55 (0.27–1.10)

0.06

Health center

153

330

1.00

1.00

 

Year of graduation

2005–2007

102

227

0.81 (0.54–1.22)

1.28 (0.84–1.95)

0.21

Before 2005

71

128

1.00

1.00

 

Experience Year

½-2 year

87

177

1.02 (0.68–1.41)

0.97 (0.67–1.42)

0.91

>2 year

86

178

1.00

1.00

 

Receiving training

Yes

143

231

2.56 (1.56–4.20)*

2.67 (1.60–4.50) a

000

No

30

124

1.00

1.00

 

Training topic related to AMTSL

Yes

98

183

1.23 (0.82–1.84)

1.28 (0.84–1.95

0.20

No

75

172

1.00

1.00

 
  1. *P-value <0.05,
  2. aAdjusted for socio demographic characteristics and some concepts of AMTSL