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Table 4 Socio-demographic factors associated with postnatal care utilization in Debre Birhan town, North Shoa, Ethiopia 2015 (n = 390)

From: Determinants of postnatal care utilization in urban community among women in Debre Birhan Town, Northern Shewa, Ethiopia

Variables

PNC utilization

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

No

Yes

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

Maternal age

 < 18

12(13.3)

78(86.7)

1

 

 18–24

16(11.5)

123(88.5)

1.18(0.53, 2.63)

 25–34

20(20.8)

78(79.6)

0.60(0.27, 1.31)

 ≥ 35

15(23.8)

48(76.2)

0.49(0.21, 1.14)

Marital status

 Married

45(13.7)

283(86.3)

1

1

 Single

10(32.3)

21(67.7)

0.33(0.15, 0.75)

0.06(0.01, 0.45)

 Divorced

5(20.8)

19(79.2)

0.60(0.21, 1.70)

0.20(0.03, 1.20)

 Widowed

3(42.9)

4(57.1)

0.21(0.06, 0.98)

0.38(0.02, 8.04)

Maternal education

 Illiterate

19(42.2)

26(57.8)

1

 

 Grades 1–8

38(23.5)

124(76.5)

2.38(1.19, 4.77)

 Grades 9–12

6(4.9)

116(95.1)

14.1(5.13, 38.8)

 12+

0(.0)

61(100)

1.18(0.00)

Husband’s education

 Illiterate

10(62.5)

6(37.5)

1

 

 Grades 1–8

35(29.4)

84(70.6)

4.00(1.35, 1.85)

 Grades 9–12

16(10.5)

136(89.5)

14.1(4.54, 44.1)

 12+

2(1.9)

101(98.1)

84.2(14.9473)

Monthly income

 < 500

37(34.3)

71(75.7)

1

 

 500–1500

22(10.9)

179(89.1)

4.24(2.34, 7.69)

 1500–2500

4(6.7)

56(93.3)

7.30(2.45, 21.68)

 > 2500

0(0.0)

21(100.0)

8.41(0.00)