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Table 3 Multilevel logistic regression analysis of individual and community-level factors associated with PNC in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016

From: Factors associated with postnatal care utilization among postpartum women in Ethiopia: a multi-level analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey

Individual and community level characteristics

COR (95% CI)

Model 0

n = 4242

ICC = 42%

Model 1

AOR (95% CI) n = 4000

Model 2

AOR(95% CI) n = 4206

Model 3

AOR (95% CI) n = 3967

Educational Status of women

 No education

1

 

1

 

1

 Primary

1.19 (0.63, 2.25)

 

0.98 (0.47, 2.07)

 

0.86 (0.40, 1.86)

 Secondary

1.95 (0.76, 4.97)

 

1.15 (0.41, 3.23)

 

0.94 (0.35, 2.51)

 Higher

3.97 (1.09,14.35)

 

2.92 (0.78,11.01)

 

1.98 (0.54,7.31)

Occupation of women

 Not employed

1

 

1

 

1

 Employed

1.66 (0.91, 3.03)

 

1.43 (0.77, 2.66)

 

1.26 (.62, 2.55)

Place of delivery

 Home

1

 

1

 

1

 Health facility

2.25 (1.18, 4.27)

 

1.19 (0.58,2.45)

 

1.01 (0.48, 2.12)

Number of ANC visits

 No

1

 

1

 

1

 1–3

7.27 (2.29, 22.97)

 

8.3 (2.12, 32.35)

 

7.27 (1.8,29.27)*

 > =4

12.0 (3.84,37.51)

 

12.24 (3.1, 8.24)

 

10.8 (2.65,43.7)*

Women autonomy

 Low

1

 

1

 

1

 High

2.64 (.87, 7.96)

 

2.02 (0.58,6.7)

 

2.09 (0.65, 6.74)

Media exposure

 No exposure

1

 

1

 

1

 Low exposure

2.42 (1.23, 4.76)

 

1.43 (0.70, 2.91)

 

1.27 (0.62,2.60)

 High exposure

1.11 (.56, 2.20)

 

0.4 (0.19,1.18)

 

0.47 (0.18, 1.23)

Wealth Index

 Poorest

1

 

1

 

1

 Poorer

1.19 (0.39,3.56)

 

0.97 (0.32, 2.9)

 

0.96 (0.32,2.84)

 Middle

4.08 (1.58,10.52)

 

2.87 (1.08, 7.7)

 

3.10 (1.12,8.57)*

 Richer

3.43 (1.25, 9.44)

 

2.18 (0.76, 6.3)

 

2.18 (0.69,6.81)

 Richest

4.89 (1.77,13.54)

 

2.73 (0.8, 9.29)

 

1.99 (0.44,9.09)

Husband education

 No education

0.28 (0.11, 0.77)

 

0.97 (0.28, 3.30)

 

1.02 (0.29,3.61)

 Primary

0.35 (0.13, 0 .92)

 

0.91 (.28, 2.93)

 

0.97 (0.28,3.26)

 Secondary

0.09 (0.03, 0.34)

 

0.17 (0.04, 0.68)

 

0.17 (0.04,0.68)*

 Higher

1

 

1

 

1

Place of residence

 Urban

1

  

1

1

 Rural

0.34 (0.19,0 .58)

  

0.91 (0.40,2.05)

0.82 (0.25, 2.64)

Distance to the HF

 Far

1

  

1

1

 Near

2.57 (1.39, 4.74)

  

2.03 (1.05,3.92)

1.92 (0.97, 3.78)

Proportion of women employed©

1.02 (1.01,1.03)

  

1.01 (1.00,1.02)

1.01 0(.99, 1.02)

Community-level of poverty

 Low

1

  

1

1

 Middle

0.62 (0.31, 1.17)

  

1.32 (0.60,2.82)

1.54 (0.68, 3.44)

 High

0.31 (0.16,0.60)

  

0.92 (0.38,2.16)

1.59 (0.60, 4.23)

Community-level of education

 Low

1

  

1

1

 Middle

1.64 (0.68,3.88)

  

1.32 (0.58,3.01)

1.02 (0.44, 2.34)

 High

4.29 (2.05, 8.97)

  

2.56 (1.14,5.73)

2.53 (1.06, 6.06)*

The proportion of women with the opposite attitude to wife-beating©

1.01 (1.00,1.02)

  

1.0 (0.99,1.01)

1.00 (0.98, 1.01)

Community-level of HSU

 Low

1

   

1

 High

3.75 (1.93,7.26)

  

2.25 (1.16, 4.4)

2.32 (1.14, 4.73)*

  1. Key: * = P-value
  2. < 0.05, ** = P-value < 0.01, AOR = Adjusted odds ratio and© = Continuous Variable, HSU = Health service utilization 1 = Reference