Table 5 Association between knowledge of at least two danger signs of childbirth and postpartum and selected socio demographic and obstetric Characteristics of mothers in Dale district, Southern Ethiopia, March 2018 (n = 732)

 15–19 years

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 20–24 years

1.13 (0.36–2.44)

0.93 (0.35–2.62)

1.64 (0.78–3.10)

1.73 (0.84–3.55)

 25–29 years

1.16 (0.62–2.45)

0.83 (0.41–1.70)

2.27 (0.94–3.47)

1.89 (0.90–3.97)

 30–34 years

1.07 (0.54–2.17)

0.80 (0.39–1.63)

1.31 (0.68–2.84)

1.16 (0.57–2.39)

 > = 35 years

0.92 (0.34–2.24)

0.78 (0.38–1.62)

2.55 (0.87–7.45)

2.06 (1.02–9.22)*

 Rural

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Urban

2.38 (1.52–3.73)*

2.28 (1.42–3.66)*

5.32(3.42–8.27)*

3.54(2.20–5.69)*

 marital union

2.34 (1.02–5.37)*

2.02 (0.87–4.67)

1.87 (0.74–4.76)

1.44 (0.57–3.68)

 Not marital union

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 unable to read /write

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 read and write

2.25 (0.67–7.56)

1.84 (0.53–6.36)

1.43 (0.93–8.20)

1.37 (0.37–7.87)

 primary education

2.55 (0.81–8.05)

1.89 (0.58–6.15)

1.62 (1.03–7.97)*

1.39 (0.23–8.04)

 Secondary education

2.21 (0.70–7.00)

1.40 (0.42–4.63)

1.68 (1.16–9.08)*

1.57 (1.07–9.20)*

 College & above

3.54 (1.14–11.04)*

2.41 (1.02–7.76)*

4.64 (1.68–12.74)*

2.26 (0.39–13.07)

 Housewife

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 merchant

0.62 (0.15–1.29)

0.38 (0.12–1.19)

0.72 (0.56–1.46)

0.93 (0.57–1.58)

 Gov’t employee’s

2.96 (0.84–7.92)

2.16 (0.45–10.17)

3.38 (0.50–12.88)

1.14 (0.31–6.38)

 private gainful workers

1.29 (0.80–2.06)

1.24 (0.75–2.06)

1.09 (0.68–1.77)

0.43 (0.10–2.11)

 < 10

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 10–20

1.71 (0.61–2.51)

1.18 (0.67–2.08)

1.51 (0.73–3.17)

1.41 (0.67–2.98)

 20–40

1.01 (0.51–1.44)

0.89 (0.49–1.62)

1.26 (0.68–2.33)

1.12 (0.60–2.11)

 > 40

1.22 (0.68–2.19)

1.12 (0.60–2.13)

1.90 (1.07–3.40)*

1.57 (0.87–2.85)

 1

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 2–3

1.13 (0.74–1.91)

1.36 (0.95–1.94)

1.20 (0.83–1.74)

1.09 (0.74–1.59)

 > 3

0.75 (0.52–1.06)

0.91 (0.62–1.35)

0.79 (0.53–1.17)

0.76 (0.51–1.13)

 No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Yes

2.35 (1.73–3.19)*

2.32 (1.69–3.19)*

2.43 (1.75–3.37)*

2.29 (1.64–3.21)*

 < 1 h

1.46 (1.08–1.99)*

1.23 (0.88–1.70)

0.98 (0.72–1.35)

0.79 (0.57–1.12)

 > = 1 h

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Yes

3.78 (2.65–5.41)*

3.63 (2.51–5.25)*

2.07 (1.75–3.37)*

1.72 (1.26–2.98)*

 1 visit

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 2–3 visit

1.89 (0.67–2.83)

1.01 (0.37–2.77)

0.85 (0.56–1.66)

0.99 (0.57–1.72)

 4 visit & above

2.02 (0.76–5.68)

1.63 (0.54–4.89)

1.06 (0.72–1.93)

1.11 (0.67–1.83)

 Home

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Health institution

3.81 (2.74–5.30)*

2.42 (1.69–3.48)*

3.53 (2.57–4.84)*

3.35 (2.38–4.72)*

 Self

0.49 (0.28–1.35)

0.62 (0.29–1.34)

0.60 (0.28–1.30)

0.59 (0.27–1.29)

 Husband /relatives

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00