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Table 2 Factors associated with maternal health care services utilization among mothers in Hosanna town during 2013, SNNPR, 2014

From: Maternal health care use among married women in Hossaina, Ethiopia

Explanatory variables

     
   

Adjusted odds ratio (95 % CI)

 

n

ANC

DC

PNC

Age group of women

15–19

44

1.1 (.3, 4.1)

1.5 (.468, 4.9)

.5 (.1, 1.2)

20–34

524

1.4 (.6, 3.3)

1.15 (.5, 2.5)

.9 (.4, 2.0)

 

35–49

55

1.0

1.0

1.0

Mother’s education

No education

69

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

Elementary

257

1.49 (.6, 3.4)

.4 (.2, .9) *

.5 (.3,1.2)

 

Secondary

186

1.80 (.7, 4.7)

.3 (.1, .8) *

.6 (.3,1.2)

 

College/higher

111

2.1 (.5, 8.5)

.3 (.1, .7) **

.6 (.2, 1.5)

Husband education

No education

31

1.0

1.0

1.0

Elementary

161

.83 (.3, 2.3)

2.5 (.9, 7.5)

.6 (.2, 1.7)

Secondary

242

1.77 (.6,5.0)

1.4 (.6, 4.8)

.4 (.1, 1.2)

 

College/higher

189

1.4 (.4, 4.4)

4.4 (1.4, 13.6)**

.7 (.2, 2.0)

Employment status

Unemployed

361

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

Employed for cash

218

1.7 (.8,3.3)

.8 (.5,1.3)

1.3 (.7,2.7)

 

Employed for non cash

44

2.7 (.6,12.5)

.7 (.3, 1.4)

1.0 (.5, 2.2)

Women’s autonomy

Higher

509

1.6 (.8, 2.9)

1.4 (.8, 2.4)

.9 (.5, 1.6)

Lower

114

1.0

1.0

1.0

Average family monthly income

<450

101

.7 (.3, 1.7)

.6 (.3, 1.1)

.6 (.3, 1.2)

450–110

242

1.1 (.5, 2.3)

.7 (.4, 1.1)

.6 (.4, .9) *

 

>1100

280

1.0

1.0

1.0

Parity

1

207

2.4 (1.1,5.2)**

.9 (.4, 2.0)

1.0 (.5,1.962)

 

2–4

328

2.8 (1.4,5.6)*

.8 (.4, 1.7)

.9 (.5, 1.7)

 

5+

88

1.0

1.0

1.0

Pregnancy intention

Intended

504

1.96 (1.1,3.6)*

1.8 (1.1, 3.2)*

1.5 (.9, 2.7)

Unintended

119

1.0

1.0

1.0

Aware danger signs of pregnancy

Yes

407

7.0 (3.8,13.0)***

3.9 (2.6, 6.0)***

3.6 (2.4, 5.5)***

No

216

1.0

1.0

1.0

ANC

Yes

546

 

1.7 (.6, 5.2)

1.2 (.4, 3.5)

 

No

77

 

1.0

1.0

Frequency of ANC

≤3

305

 

1.0

1.0

 

≥4

241

 

1.6 (1.1, 2.5)*

1.6 (1.1, 2.4)**

  1. ANC: Antenatal care, DC: Delivery care, PNC: Postnatal care
  2. *** = p < 0.001, ** = p < 0.01,* = p < 0.05)