Table 5 Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with physical activity status among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public and private health facilities in Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 299)

 16–25

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 26–35

1.27 (0.71,2.27)

2.69 (1.07, 6.78)

  > =36

2.24 (0.71,7.09)

6.66 (0.93,7.98)

 Unable to read and write

1.27 (0.37,4.38)

2.08 (0.49,8.87)

 Non-formal education

5.39 (1.93,14.99)

13.5 (2.65,68.91)

 Primary school (1–8 grades)

1.31 (0.53,3.26)

1.73 (0.53,5.64)

 High school (9–12 grades)

1.32 (0.63,2.77)

2.02 (0.78,5.23)

 College /university and above level

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 Married

0.57 (0.27,1.23)

0.26 (0.09,0.73)

 Not married

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 Government employee

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 Private business

2.39 (0.66,8.69)

3.32 (0.68,16.16)

 women who did not work outside home

3.30 (1.12,9.79)

5.23 (1.34,20.38)

 Student

0.93 (0.09,9.23)

0.95 (0.07,12.27)

 Merchant

1.12 (0.26,4.84)

2.06 (0.37,11.53)

 First trimester ≤13 weeks

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 Second trimester (14–27) weeks

1.55 (0.49,4.91)

1.52 (0.34,6.74)

 Third trimester ≥28 weeks

2.54 (0.84,7.68)

2.04 (0.49,8.29)

 0 child

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 1 child

0.76 (0.37,1.54)

0.69 (0.29,1.69)

 2 children

0.62 (0.25,1.52)

0.13 (0.03,0.59)

  > 2 children

1.41 (0.64,3.09)

0.56 (0.13,2.38)

  < 60 min

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  (≥60 min)

0.46 (0.21,1.02)

0.31 (0.11,0.89)

 Yes

1.88 (1.03,3.44)

1.74 (0.77,3.95)

 No

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 Yes

0.64 (0.33,1.24)

0.60 (0.24,1.52)

 No

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 I continued doing exercises

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 I stopped the exercises

0.91 (0.35,2.34)

0.97 (0.35,2.70)

 I continued to exercise but slowed down

2.20 (1.09,4.43)

2.28 (1.03,5.04)

 Low

0.50 (0.11,2.23)

0.37 (0.05,2.60)

 Moderate

1.33 (0.43,4.09)

0.82 (0.19,3.44)

 High

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 Less active

0.97 (0.55,1.73)

1.05 (0.45,2.46)

 Increased activity

0.26 (0.06,1.13)

0.37 (0.07,2.04)

 No change

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