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Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression model of factors associated with maternal deaths among hospital in Ethiopia, 2015

From: Magnitude and determinants of obstetric case fatality rate among women with the direct causes of maternal deaths in Ethiopia: a national cross sectional study

Variables

Responses

DOCFR

Unadjusted Odds ratio

Adjusted Odds ratio

P value

≥1

< 1

Type of hospitals

Referral hospital

5

25

0.83 (0.29, 2.41)

0.97 (0.33, 2.93)

0.964

General hospital

25

78

0.27 (0.27, 0.98)

0.42 (0.21, 0.85)

0.016

Primary hospital

23

137

Ref

Ref

 

Managing authority

Public/Government

49

186

3.55 (1.27, 9.86)

2.16 (1.28, 4.32)

0.032

Private

4

54

Ref

Ref

 

Location

Rural

5

16

1.45 (0.52, 4.03)

0.87 (0.21, 3.53)

0.851

Urban

48

224

Ref

Ref

 

Have electric supply

No

1

11

0.40 (0.05, 3.17)

1.11 (0.07, 15.77)

0.939

Yes

52

229

Ref

Ref

 

Have Water supply

No

3

7

1.98 (0.49, 7.31)

3.11 (0.50, 19.35)

0.223

Yes

50

231

Ref

Ref

 

Availability of functional toilet

No

3

5

2.82 (0.65, 11.08)

2.22 (0.45, 10.89)

0.323

Yes

50

235

Ref

Ref

 

Payment required for the service

No

23

30

2.02 (1.09, 3.72)

1.64 (1.04, 3.19)

0.023

Yes

66

174

Ref

Ref

 

System in place to waive service fee

No

25

133

0.71 (0.38, 1.28)

0.79 (0.41, 1.52)

0.490

Yes

28

105

Ref

Ref

 

The hospital implement MDSR

No

6

80

0.25 (0.10, 0.62)

0.24 (0.09, 1.18)

0.06

Yes

47

160

Ref

Ref

 
  1. DOCFR Direct Obstetric Case Fatality Rate, MDRS Maternal Death Review and Reporting System
  2. Hospitals were dichotomized based on the WHO recommendation of DOCFR: hospitals with DOCFR ≥1 (unfavourable DOCFR or hospitals with the outcome of interest) and hospitals with DOCFR < 1 (favourable DOCFR or hospitals without the outcome of interest)