Quality of emergency obstetric and newborn care services in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 4 Multiple linear regression on predictors of observed quality of EmONC services in Wolaita Zone, southern Ethiopia (n = 414)

Variable	Unadjusted coefficient		Adjusted coefficient
	B	P-value	B	P-value	95% C. I for B
	B	P-value	B	P-value	Lower	Upper
Wealth index (comparator: lower)
Middle	−4.69	0.03	−3.15	0.10	−6.95	0.65
Higher	−2.16	0.32	−0.25	0.92	−4.90	4.40
Care provider’s sex (comparator: Male)
Female	1.06	0.49	−2.24	0.17	−5.46	0.98
Occupation of the patient (comparator: Farmer)
Employed	−0.65	0.77	2.84	0.32	−2.72	8.39
Student	−3.45	0.11	−0.19	0.94	−4.93	4.55
Other^a	−4.85	0.07	−1.71	0.53	−7.03	3.61
Educational status of patient (comparator: Uneducated)
Grade 1–8	6.95	0.00	5.35	0.029^*	0.56	10.14
Grade 9–12	11.71	0.00	8.38	0.003^*	2.92	13.85
College or university	7.56	0.00	1.46	0.69	−5.80	8.72
Age of patient (comparator: < 30)
> 30	4.79	0.00	3.86	0.029^*	0.39	7.33
Duration of stay at the health facility	3.61	0.00	3.58	0.001^**	2.26	4.90
Number of patients in the delivery room	−5.59	0.00	−4.14	0.001^**	−6.14	−2.13
Experience of Care provider	1.38	0.00	1.26	0.001^**	0.83	1.69

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