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Table 4 Association between selected socio-demographic characteristics, obstetric characteristics, knowledge of danger signs and BP/CR

From: Male involvement in the maternal health care system: implication towards decreasing the high burden of maternal mortality

Characteristic

Prepared N (%)

Less prepared N (%)

Bivariate Analysis Unadjusted OR (95%CI)

Multivariable Analysis AOR (95%CI)

Age

 18–24

12(7.8%)

142(92.2%)

1

 

 25–34

15(7.6%)

183(92.4%)

0.4 (0.3–1.2)

 

 35–44

43(12.2%)

310(87.8%)

1.7 (0.6–6.2)

 

  > 44

12(10.1%)

107(89.9%)

0.5 (0.2–2.8)

 

Number of children

 1–2

18(10.4%)

155(89.6%)

1

 

 3–4

39(9.7%)

364(90.3%)

0.4 (0.2–5.4)

 

 More than 4

25(10.1%)

223(89.9%)

1.4 (1.3–2.1)

 

Education

 No education

9(6%)

141(94%)

1

 

 Primary Incomplete

11(7.9%)

127(92.1%)

1.5 (0.3–6.2)

 

 Primary complete

20(6.4%)

291(93.6%)

1.7 (0.8–3.9)

 

 Secondary

17(13.7%)

107(86.3%)

1.3 (1.2–2.5)

 

 College and above

25(24.7%)

76(75.3%)

3.8 (2.9–5.1)

3.2(2.8–4.6)*

Marital status

 Married

78(10.8%)

643(89.2%)

3.1 (2.8–3.6)

2.3(1.6–3.5)*

 Single/divorced/widowed

4(3.8%)

99(96.2%)

1

 

Residence

 Urban

46(24.6%)

141(75.4%)

5.8 (4.3–6.3)

4.2(2.9–5.6)*

 Rural

36(5.7%)

601(94.3%)

1

 

Escorted Wife to ANC in the previous pregnancy

 Yes

43(12.9%)

291(87.1%)

2.7 (1.8–3.2)

1.7(1.6–2.9)*

 No

39 (8%)

451 (92%)

1

 

Knowledge of at least one danger sign during pregnancy

 Yes

61(15)

346(85)

3.1 (2.5–3.4)

3.3(3.1–3.9)*

 No

21(5.1)

396(94.9)

1

 

Knowledge of at least one danger sign during labor

 Yes

39(14.4)

232(85.6)

3.7 (2.3–3.8)

2.2(1.1–2.8)*

 No

43(7.8)

510(92.2)

1

 

Knowledge of at least one danger sign postpartum

 Yes

37(17.4%)

176(82.6%)

2.6 (1.5–2.7)

1.8(1.1–2.4)*

 No

45(7.4%)

566(92.6%)

1

 
  1. *p value< 0.05, in the table the number “1” indicates the reference variable