Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of determinants of skilled birth attendance at Dabat DSS site, Northwest Ethiopia, 2011 (n = 1065)

Residence

Urban

166 (77.9)

87 (10.2)

31.1 (20.96, 45.98)

8.8 (5.32, 14.46)

Rural

47 (22.1)

765 (89.8)

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1

Own radio

Yes

113 (53.1)

97 (11.4)

8.8 (6.25, 12.38)

No

100 (46.9)

755 (88.6)

1

Own TV

Yes

66 (31.0)

18 (2.1)

20.8 (12.004, 36.052)

2.5 (1.32, 4.76)

No

147 (69.0)

834 (97.9)

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1

ANC follow up

No

152 (71.4)

159 (18.7)

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1

1-3

61 (28.6)

693 (81.3)

5.9 (3.92, 8.82)

1.6 (0.94, 2.73)

≥4

152 (71.4)

159 (18.7)

20.2 (13.06, 31.07)

2.8 (1.56, 4.98)

Family planning use

Yes

131 (61.5)

169 (19.8)

6.5 (4.67, 8.92)

1.71 (1.09, 2.70)

No

82 (38.5)

683 (80.2)

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1

Husband`s education

Illiterate

65 (30.5)

534 (62.7)

1

Primary

54 (25.4)

246 (28.9)

1.8 (1.22, 2.67)

Secondary and above

94 (44.1)

72 (8.5)

10.7 (7.19, 16.01)

Maternal education

Illiterate

69 (32.4)

673 (79.0)

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1

Primary

29 (13.6)

106 (12.4)

2.7 (1.65, 4.31)

1.23 (0.67, 2.27)

Secondary and above

115 (54.0)

73 (8.6)

15.4 (10.47, 22.56)

2.18 (1.29, 3.68)

Marital status

Married

178 (83.6)

806 (94.6)

0.3 (0.18, 0.46)

Single/Widowed/Separated

35 (16.4)

46 (5.4)

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Maternal age

≤19

18 (8.5)

102 (12.0)

0.7 (0.37, 1.24)

20-34

155 (72.8)

597 (70.1)

0.9 (0.67, 1.47)

≥34

40 (18.8)

153 (18.0)

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Husbands occupation

Student

4 (1.9)

29 (3.4)

1

Farmer

99 (46.5)

764 (89.7)

0.1 (0.02, 0.19)

Own business

50 (23.5)

32 (3.8)

0.1 (0.04, 0.10)

Others

60 (28.2)

27 (3.2)

0.7 (0.37, 1.33)

Parity

1

79 (37.1)

131 (15.4)

4.5 (2.99, 6.85)

2-4

88 (41.3)

376 (44.1)

1.8 (1.19- 2.58)

≥5

46 (21.6)

345 (40.5)

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Religion

Orthodox

201 (94.4)

843 (98.9)

0.2 (0.07, 0.43)

Muslim

12 (5.6)

9 (1.1)

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