| Characteristics |
Reduce delay in decision to seek Emergency obstetric care |
Odds Ratio |
| |
No (%) |
Yes (%) |
Crude(95%CI) |
Adjusted (95%CI) |
| Respondent age |
20(35%) |
37(65%) |
3.68(1.39-9.75) |
0.31(.16-2.61) |
| 15-19 |
120(60%) |
80(40%) |
1.07(.47-2.45) |
0.38(.19-1.76) |
| 20- 29 |
40(29.2%) |
97(70.8%) |
1.11(.48-2.58) |
0.30(.11-1.87)* |
| 30-39 |
7(35%) |
19(65%) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| 40-49 |
|
|
|
|
| Educational status |
|
|
|
|
| No education |
46(31.9%) |
98(68.1%) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Elementary |
70(35%) |
130(65%) |
1.06(1.52-2.09) |
0.66(.40-1.07) |
| Secondary/above |
40(52.6%) |
36(47.4%) |
0.65(.34-1.22) |
0.97(.47-1.97) |
| Occupation |
|
|
|
|
| Housewife |
32(28.6%) |
80(71.4%) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Farmer |
63(38.7%) |
100(61.34%) |
0.95(.56-1.63) |
1.14(.64-2.050 |
| Employee |
30(55.6%) |
24(44.4%) |
0.27(.11-.71) |
2.98(1.22-7.25)** |
| Private business |
60(66%) |
31(34%) |
0.72(.34-1.51) |
0.64(.29-1.39) |
| Partner age |
|
|
|
|
| 20-29 |
34(23.6%) |
110(76.4%) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| 30-39 |
60(38%) |
98(62%) |
0.52(.32-.84) |
2.59(0.45-3.06) |
| 40-49 |
72(61%) |
46(39%) |
1.1(.62-1.92) |
1.06(.60-1.90) |
| Partner education |
|
|
|
|
| No education |
65(41%) |
94(59%) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Elementary |
67(44%) |
85(56%) |
1.02(.64-1.63) |
.91(.30-1.90) |
| Secondary/ above |
68(62.38%) |
41(37.6%) |
1.4(1.79-2.33) |
6.9(2.9-3.2)* |
| Partner occupation |
|
|
|
|
| Farmer |
62(33.7%) |
122(66.3%) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Employee |
80(52%) |
74(48%) |
1.14(.66-1.96) |
1.15(.65-2.04) |
| Private business |
50(61%) |
32(39%) |
1.14(.57-2.28) |
1.18(.57-2.46) |
| Antenatal care visit |
176(59.46%) |
120(40.54%) |
1 |
1 |
| |
76(61.3%) |
48(38.7%) |
0.62(.29-1.31) |
2.55(1.23-5.28)* |
| Parity % |
|
|
|
|
| None |
52(37.7%) |
86(63.3%) |
1 |
1 |
| 1-3 |
160(64.5%) |
88(35.5%) |
0.74(.23-2.28) |
1.59(.42-5.94) |
| 4-5 |
9(42.86%) |
12(57.14%) |
0.57(.18-1.76) |
1.15(.31-4.22) |
| >6 |
6(46.0%) |
7(54%) |
0.55(.14-2.15) |
1.15(.24-5.41) |
| Spouses involved on saving money for emergency funds |
|
| Involved |
100(41.6%) |
140(58.3%) |
1.43(1.03,2.05) |
5.46(3.26-12.46)* |
| Not involved |
60(33.35) |
120(66.6%) |
1 |
1 |
| Obstetric complication |
|
|
|
| Life threaten |
15(12.2%) |
110(88.8%) |
3.7(2.58,6.68) |
4.24(1.24-6.09)** |
| Non-life-threaten |
238(80.4%) |
56 (19.6%) |
1 |
1 |
| Spouse involved on obstetric emergency plan |
|
|
| Involved |
68(35.8%) |
122(64.2%) |
2.06(1.32,3.19) |
2.24(1.36-3.68)** |
| Not involved |
80(34.8%) |
150(65.2%) |
1 |
1 |
|
| *=P-Value<0.05, **=P-Value<0.001 and ***=P-Value<0.0001 |
| Table 4: Analyses of factors associated with reduce delay in decision to seek emergency obstetric care among study participants, in Hospitals of North showa, Amhara,Ethiopia, March to August 2013. |
