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Table 6 Results from bivariate analysis of different factors for good MCH service utilization status in Dale district, southern Ethiopia, 2015

From: Is the role of Health Extension Workers in the delivery of maternal and child health care services a significant attribute? The case of Dale district, southern Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Frequency

COR (95% CI)

P-value

Maternal age

15–19

85

1

 

20–24

183

3.30 (1.01, 10.74)

0.06

25–29

187

1.78 (0.57, 5.51)

0.31

30–34

86

1.98 (0.64, 6.13)

0.23

35–39

30

1.97 (0.61, 6.38)

0.25

> 40

14

1.20 (0.32, 4.47)

0.78

Mother’s educational status

Illiterate

143

1

 

Primary education

388

0.90 (0.53, 1.51)

0.69

Secondary education

68

7.55 (0.95, 59.61)

0.05

Higher education

11

0.44 (0.30, 0.66)

< 0.001a

Marital status

Married

576

1

 

Widowed

21

1.26 (0.53, 3.72)

0.49

Divorced

13

1.17 (0.38, 2.87)

0.61

Ethnicity

Sidama

583

1

 

Amhara

14

1.21 (0.26, 3.94)

0.53

Other

16

1.69 (0.54, 4.42)

0.38

Religion

Protestant

511

1

 

Orthodox

22

0.41 (0.04, 4.22)

0.45

Catholic

63

0.19 (0.01, 2.15)

0.18

Muslim

17

0.29 (0.02, 3.45)

0.33

Listen to the radio

Yes

101

2.35 (1.48, 3.71)

< 0.001a

No

492

1

Information delivery by HEWs

Yes

269

2.39 (1.72, 3.32)

< 0.001a

No

345

1

Home visits by HEWs

Yes

67

2.12 (1.23, 3.66)

< 0.01a

No

544

1

Availability of HEWs at HPs

Yes

195

1

 

No

67

0.64 (0.36, 1.12)

0.11

Service delivery approach

Positive

101

1.35 (0.75, 2.42)

0.31

Negative

88

1

Graduated as a model family

Yes

331

1

 

No

282

0.76 (0.45, 2.39)

0.26

  1. aStatistically significant at p < 0.05