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Table 5 Factors affecting birth preparedness and complication readiness in Arba Minch Zuria Woreda, South Ethiopia, March 2015

From: Factors associated with birth preparedness and complication readiness in Southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Variables

Category

BP/CR

OR 95%CI

AOR 95%CI

Well prepared

Not well prepared

Wealth status

High

89(12.6)

141(19.9)

1.74(1.16,2.62)a

2.29(1.16,4.54)b

Medium-high

27(3.9)

96(13.6)

0.77(0.46,1.32)

2.19(0.93,5.18)

Low-medium

42(5.9)

107(15.2)

1.08(0.67,1.74)

1.59(0.72,3.54)

Low

54(7.6)

149(21.3)

1

1

Parity

One

78(13.4)

125(21.4)

1

1

Two to Four

97(16.6)

235(40.3)

0.66(0.46,0.96)a

0.51(0.31,0.84)b

Greater than or equal to 5

12(2.1)

36(6.2)

0.54(0.26,1.09)

0.22(0.07,0.68)b

Frequency of ANC visit

Less than four times

137(27.3)

295(58.7)

1

1

Four and above visits

44(8.7)

26(5.2)

3.64(2.15,6.16)a

4.52(2.26,9.02) b

Received advice on BP/CR

Yes

101(21.9)

148(32.1)

1.54(1.06,2.30)a

1.84(1.13,3.01)b

No

65(14.1)

147(31.9)

1

1

Knowledge on LAD danger signs

Knowledgeable

44(6.2)

57(8.1)

2.02(1.31,3.09)a

1.85(1.01,3.44)b

Not knowledgeable

168(23.8)

438(61.9)

1

1

Household food insecurity

Food insecure

79(11.2)

305(43.2)

0.54(0.33,0.87)a

0.26(0.16,0.42)b

Food secured

133(18.8)

190(26.8)

1

1

  1. BP/CR Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness, LAD Labor and delivery, COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. a significant in bivariate analysis at p-value of less than 0.25
  3. b statistically significant association at p-value of less than 0.05 after adjusting for all the other variables in the model