Variables  Place of delivery Crud Adjusted OR,95% CI
  Home(n= 405) Health Facility(n=145) OR,95% CI  
Maternal age at interview      
15-19 72 (4) 12.83(4.48-36.7) 4.87(1.44-16.43)
 20-34 212 (65) 5.52(1.94-15.6) 3.15(1.01-9.79)
>=35 101 (72) 1  
Educational status of the mother      
Secondary and higher   19.33(4.48-83.3) 0.05(0.12-0.22)
Primary school   3.73(2.06-6.77) 0.19(0.49-0.76)
Non educated   1  
Educational status of the husband      
Secondary and higher 71 (5) 33.13(8.86-123) 14.79(3.01-65.6)
Primary school 312 (136) 5.66(2.23-14.36) 2.33(0.86-6.36)
Non educated 0 1  
Frequency of ANC follow up      
3-Jan 227 (73) 2.29(1.50-3.49) 0.43(0.27-0.67)
>=4 84 (62) 1  
Birth order      
First birth 177 (13) 7.01(3.60-13.63) 1.98(0.161-0.52)
Second birth 88 (20) 4.54(2.32-8.90) 4.90(2.38-10.06)
Third birth 93 (47) 2.04(0.96-4.43)  
Fourth and above 77 (60) 1  
Ever given birth at HF      
Yes 350 (117) 2.08(1.06-4.07) 6.70(3.18-14.16)
No 23 (16) 1  
Know the risk of home delivery      
Yes 80 (4) 8.92(3.20-24.83) 7.79(2.29-26.5)
No 305 (136) 1  
Table 5: Independent predictors of utilization of skilled birth attendance, in Loka abaya district, Sidama Zone, South East Ethiopia April 2014.