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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis on factors associated with the practise of birth preparedness and complication readiness plan in Farta District, 2016

From: Birth preparedness, readiness planning and associated factors among mothers in Farta district, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables(N = 676)

The practise of respondents on birth preparedness and its complication readiness

Crude OR(95% CI)

Adjusted OR(95% CI)

 

Prepared (n = 230)

Not prepared (n = 446)

  

Residence

 urban

20

9

4.62(2.07–10.33)

5.94(2.28–15.46)*

 Rural

210

437

1

1

Educational status

 Cannot read and write

118

245

1

1

 Can read and write

28

73

3.22(1.76–5.89)

2.67(1.24–5.75)*

 Elementary education (Grade 1–8)

53

108

4.04(1.98–8.23)

2.48(1.04–5.94)*

 Secondary Education (Grade 9–12) & above

31

20

3.16(1.65–6.06)

2.87(1.27–6.49)*

ANC follow-up visit

 Yes

206

326

3.16(1.97–5.06)

3.67(2.10–6.41)*

 No

24

120

1

1

Parity

 1

41

65

1.05(0.64–1.73)

a

 2–4

120

277

1.53(1.06–2.22)

a

 ≥ 5

69

104

1

1

History of Abortion

 Yes

10

7

2.85(1.07–7.59)

a

 No

220

439

1

1

History of stillbirth

 Yes

17

11

3.16(1.45–6.86)

3.05(1.20–7.78)*

 No

213

435

1

1

Knowledge of respondents for BP& CR plan

 Knowledgeable

75

22

9.33(5.60–15.52)

8.83(5.01–15.58)*

 Not knowledgeable

155

424

1

1

Knowledge status of obstetric danger signs during pregnancy

 Knowledgeable

92

64

3.98(2.74–5.78)

3.91(2.52–6.06)*

 Not knowledgeable

138

382

1

1

Knowledge status of obstetric danger signs during child birth

 Knowledgeable

104

104

2.71(1.93–3.81)

2.22(1.45–3.39)*

 Not knowledgeable

126

342

1

1

Knowledge status of obstetric danger signs during the postnatal period

 Knowledgeable

44

40

2.40(1.51–3.81)

1.99(1.14–3.48)*

 Not knowledgeable

186

406

1

1

  1. *with italicized value indicated that a statistically significant association at 95% Confidence interval (CI) that did not include 1 in the interval
  2. 1 = reference category
  3. anot significant in stepwise backward logistic regression. Hosmer and Lemanshow test for multivariable log reg. = 0.85