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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with stillbirth in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

From: Determinants of stillbirth among women deliveries at Amhara region, Ethiopia

Variables

Stillbirth

P-Value

Crude OR (95% CI)

P-Value

AOR* (95% CI)

No

Yes

Residence

 Urban

153

11

0.000

0.072 (0.039–0.133)

  

 Rural

2184

207

 

1

  

Age

  

0.000

 

0.000

 

  < 24

159

19

0.000

0.119 (0.074–0.192)

0.003

0.288 (0.126–0.656)

 25–34

839

64

0.000

0.076 (0.059–0.098)

0.000

0.221 (0.155–0.314)

 35+

1339

135

 

1

 

1

Educational Level

 No education

1950

181

 

1

 

1

 Primary & Above

387

37

 

0.096 (0.068–0.134)

0.006

0.505(0.311–0.820)

Wealth Index

  

0.000

 

0.000

 

 Poor

1155

99

 

1

 

1

 Middle

682

70

0.000

0.103 (0.080–0.131)

0.000

0.290 (0.213–0.396)

 Rich

500

49

0.000

0.098 (0.073–0.131)

0.000

0.302 (0.204–0.447)

Did you attend antenatal care?

 No

2101

211

 

1

  

 Yes

236

7

0.000

0.030 (0.014–0.063)

  

Number of Antenatal care Visits

 No Visit

138

9

 

1

  

 1+

231

7

0.000

0.030 (0.014–0.064)

  

Modern Contraceptive Used Prior to Current Pregnancy

 No

1483

138

 

1

  

 Yes

854

80

0.000

0.094 (0.074–0.118)

  

Type of Contraceptive used

0.000

   

 Not Using

1458

136

 

1

  

 Injections

687

71

0.000

0.103 (0.081–0.132

  

 Others

192

11

0.000

0.057 (0.031–0.105)

  

Place of Delivery

 Home

443

22

 

1

  

 Health Center

52

6

0.000

0.115 (0.050–0.269)

  

Preceding Birth Interval in Months

  

0.000

 

  < 24

793

104

   

1

 25–36

520

20

0.000

0.038 (0.025–0.060)

0.001

0.093 (0.059–0.148

 36+

489

23

0.000

0.047 (0.031–0.071)

0.0001

0.109 (.071–0.168

  1. Keys: COR (Crude odds ratio), AOR (Adjusted Odds Ratio), CI (Confidence Interval), 1 (Reference Category), *Variables(s) entered in step 1 is wealth index, in step 2 is preceding birth interval, in step 3 is age and in step 4 is educational level