Table 2 Participants’ characteristics and their association with knowledge of at least one obstetric danger signs (N = 1397)
From: Knowledge of obstetric danger signs among Saudi Arabian women
Variables | Descriptive statistics | Knowledge of at least one obstetric danger signs |
|---|---|---|
Participants’ Age (in years) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) |
18–25 | 309 (22.1) | 1 (reference) |
26–30 | 402 (28.8) | 1.00 (0.72–1.37) |
31–40 | 583 (41.7) | 1.07 (0 .79–1.44) |
> 40 | 102 (7.3) | 0.93 (0. 57–1.50) |
New-born baby age (in months)* | ||
1–6 | 575 (42.1) | 1 |
7–12 | 483 (34.6) | 0.98 (0.76–1.28) |
13–18 | 141 (10.1) | 1.17 (0.77–1.76) |
19–24 | 187 (13.4) | 0.85 (0.60–1.20) |
Riyadh region | ||
Central | 234 (16.8) | 1 |
West | 234 (16.8) | 0.94 (0.64–1.39) |
East | 510 (36.5) | 0.90 (0.65–1.26) |
South | 186 (13.3) | 1.06 (0.70–1.61) |
North | 233 (16.7) | 1.51 (1.00–2.28) |
Participants’ nationality (Saudi) | 1044 (73.1) | 0.71 (0.54–0.93) |
Level of education | ||
Illiterate | 87 (6.2) | 1 |
Primary school | 87 (6.2) | 1.04 (0.59–1.83) |
Middle school | 183 (13.1) | 0.89 (0.56–1.40) |
Secondary school | 522 (37.4) | 1.13 (0.76–1.67) |
Bachelor | 421 (30.1) | 1.43 (0.95–2.15) |
Higher education | 38 (2.7) | 1.23 (0.56–2.68) |
Employment | ||
Government | 170 (12.2) | 1 |
Private sector | 63 (4.5) | 0.67 (0.35–1.32) |
Unemployed | 1164 (83.3) | 0.53 (0.36–0.79) |
Place of antenatal and postnatal care visits* | ||
Primary center | 239 (17.1) | 1 |
No care | 136 (9.7) | 1.10 (0.69–1.74) |
Private hospital | 131 (9.4) | 1.54 (0.94–2.51) |
Governmental hospital | 126 (9.0) | 1.76 (1.06–2.93) |
Household monthly income (Saudi Riyals)* | ||
0–5000 | 542 (38.8) | 1 |
6000–10,000 | 426 (30.5) | 1.29 (0.97–1.71) |
10,000 and above | 132 (9.5) | 1.20 (0.79–1.85) |
Mean number of children-parity (SD)* | 3.1 (1.9) | 1.01 (0.95–1.08) |
Mean number of pregnancies (Gravidity)* | 3.5 (2.0) | 1.00 (0.95–1.06) |
Mean number of abortions† | 0.8 (1.0) | 1.01 (0.86–1.19) |
Mean number of still births† | 0.1 (0.3) | 1.08 (0.57–2.03) |
Any health problem during pregnancy | 378 (27.1) | 1.61 (1.27–2.06) |