Table 5 Results of the logistic regression on factors associated with a positive maternal perception of quality of care received in the institutional postnatal period
Variable | Frequency | Crude OR (p value) | aOR (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic variables | |||
Age | |||
> 35 years | 73 | 1.2 (0.53) | 1.3 (0.45) |
20–35 years | 1074 | 1.6 (0.06) | 1.8 (0.024) |
< 20 years | 118 | 1 | 1 |
Husbands’ Occupation | |||
Permanent employment | 608 | 1.2 (0.08) | 1.2 (0.08) |
Unemployed/ temporary employment | 657 | 1 | 1 |
Income | |||
≥ 40,000 Sri Lankan Rupees | 667 | 0.8 (0.69) | 0.8 (0.16) |
< 40,000 Sri Lankan Rupees | 598 | 1 | 1 |
Institutional characteristics | |||
Teaching/ Specialized hospitals | 994 | 1.6 (< 0.01) | 1.4 (< 0.01) |
Base hospitals | 271 | 1 | 1 |
Service provided to the woman and the newborn | |||
Initiation of breast feeding immediately after the delivery | |||
Yes | 1184 | 2.2 (< 0.01)) | 2.1 (< 0.01) |
No | 81 | 1 | 1 |
Provision of adequate pain relief for suture of episiotomy (1264) | |||
Yes | 1125 | 2.2 (< 0.01) | 2.2 (< 0.01) |
No | 295 | 1 | 1 |
Practicing Kangaroo Mother Care at ward | |||
Yes | 970 | 1.4 (0.02) | 1.4 (0.04) |
No | 295 | 1 | 1 |
Receipt of health advices from the doctors | |||
Yes | 750 | 2.6 (< 0.01) | 2.1 (< 0.01) |
No | 515 | 1 | 1 |
Receipt of health advices by the Midwives | |||
Yes | 1090 | 3.2 (< 0.01) | 2.1 (< 0.01) |
No | 175 | 1 | 1 |
Regular examination of the woman in the postnatal perioda | |||
Yes | 1193 | 2.0 (< 0.01) | – |
No | 72 | 1 | 1 |
Informing about the baby’s health after examinationa | |||
Yes | 1209 | 1.9 (0.02) | – |
No | 56 | 1 | 1 |
Help received from the health staff for breast feedinga(1255) | |||
Yes | 1230 | 1.9 (0.12) | – |
No | 25 | 1 | 1 |