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Table 3 Factors associated with knowledge of obstetric danger signs at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar district, northwest Ethiopia, 2015

From: Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors among mothers in Bahir Dar district, northwest Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Knowledge

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

 

Good

Poor

  

Residence

 Rural

97(48.4)

102(51.6)

2.31(1.54, 3.45)

1.10(0.36, 3.40)

 Urban

145(68.7)

66(31.3)

1.00

1.00

Household monthly income

 < 1200

43(38.7)

68(61.3)

1.00

1.00

 1200–2000

55(46.6)

63(53.4)

7.61 (3.93, 14.72)

4.08(0.87, 19.16)

 2001–3500

67(76.1)

21(23.9)

5.51 (2.88, 10.54)

6.55(0.99, 35.63)

 > 3500

77(82.8)

16(17.2)

2.50(1.72, 3.12)

3.38(1.20, 13.96)*

Mothers’ education

 No formal education

59(40.7)

86(59.3)

1.00

1.00

 Primary

66(63.5)

38(36.5)

4.85(2.60, 9.05)

2.91(0.47, 19.27)

 Secondary

57(68.7)

26(31.3)

1.91 (0.99, 3.71)

4.94(0.68, 5.57)

 Above secondary

60(76.9)

18(23.1)

1.52(0.75, 3.06)

6.86(1.62, 19.27)*

Decision-making power on service utilization

 Self

62(35.8)

111(64.2)

1.00

1.00

 With husband

174(79.1)

46(20.9)

7.24(0.083–0.208)

0.14(0.07, 0.27)*

 Others#

6(35.3)

11(64.7)

1.19(0.927–18.92

0.29(0.04, 2.06)

ANC visit

 No

12(23.1)

40(66.9)

5.98(10.23, 54.18)

7.24(0.50, 10.64)

 Yes

230(64.2)

128(35.8)

1.00

1.00

Health information from HEWs

 No

15(12.5

105(87.5)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

227(78.3)

63(21.7)

25.22(13.72, 46.36)

4.23(1.83, 9.70)*

  1. *Variables with a P value of < 0.05 were considered statistically significant
  2. #Peer friend, female classmates