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Table 4 Predictors of Home Delivery in Tanqua-Abergele District, Tigray, north Ethiopia, 2014

From: Determinant factors of home delivery among women in Northern Ethiopia: a case control study

Variables

Cases No (%)

Controls No (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Residence

 Rural

90(97.8)

138 (75.4)

14.67(3.47–61.99)

2.83(0.42–19.17)

 Semi rural

2 (2.2)

45(24.6)

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1

Have a radio or TV

 No

69 (75)

83 (45.4)

3.61(2.08–6.29)

7.24(2.71–19.33)a

 Yes

23(25)

100 (54. 6)

1

1

Have a radio or TV

 No visit at all

33(35.9)

13(7.1)

20.13 (8.61–47.04)

10.41(2.92–37.19)a

 1–3 visits

45(48.9)

59(32.2)

6.05 (3.07–11.91)

4.75(1.69–13.31)a

 Four and above

14(15.2)

111(60.7)

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1

Knowledge on danger signs of pregnancy

 Poor

67(72.8)

75(41)

3.86(2.24–6.66)

1.75(0.65–4.75)

 Good

25(27.2)

108(59)

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1

Knowledge of obstetric complication

 Poor

82(89.1)

99(54.1)

7.95 (3.03–20.90)

8.75(2.32–32.92)a

 Moderate

5(5.4)

36(19.7)

1.33 (0.36–4.96)

1.97(0.33–11.83)

 Good

5(5.4)

48(26.2)

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1

Time to reach the HC in minutes

  < 60 min

27(29.3)

111(60.7)

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1

 60–120 min

39(42.4)

48(26.2)

3.34 (1.84–6.06)

1.46(0.52–4.14)

  > 120 min

26(28.3)

24(13.1)

4.45(2.22–8.94)

5.15(1.28–20.70)a

Presence of health facility in the kebele

 No

40(43.5)

46(25.1)

2.29(1.35–3.89)

0.60(0.18–1.95)

 Yes

52(56.5)

137(74.9)

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1

Road accessibility to the HC

 No

33(35.9)

31(16.9)

2.74(1.54–4.87)

0.99(0.35–2.83)

 Yes

59(64.1)

152(83.1)

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1

  1. aSignificantly associated at P < 0.05