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Table 4 Factors associated with exposure to prescribed drugs among pregnant women attending Adigrat general hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2019

From: Patterns and determinants of prescribed drug use among pregnant women in Adigrat general hospital, northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

COR(95% CI)

AOR(95% CI)

P-value

Educational status

 Illiterate

2.69(1.14–6.34)

2.01(0.65–6.8)

0.227

 Primary education

5.9(2.56–13.61)

5.34(1.53–18.6)

0.08

 Secondary education

6.69(3.07–14.55)

4.1(1.16–14)

0.027

 Higher education

1

  

History of chronic Disease

 Yes

7.32(3.2–16.7)

7.92(3.14–19.94)

0.0001

 No

1

  

Time of first visit to the health facility

 First trimester

0.3(0.17–0.54)

0.48(0.23–0.98)

0.045

 Second trimester

0.55(0.3–1.02)

0.53(0.25–1.1)

0.088

 Third trimester

1

  

Gravida

 Primigravida

1

  

 Multigravida

3.93(2.4–6.45)

2.93(1.57–5.45)

0.01

  1. COR Crude Odds Ratio; AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI Confidence Interval