From: Rural Tanzanian women's awareness of danger signs of obstetric complications
Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristic | Aware of danger sign | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
Age: | ||||||
-19 | 41 | 97 | 1 | 1 | ||
20–29 | 295 | 310 | 2.3 | 1.5–3.4 | 1.7 | 1.1–2.8 |
30–39 | 192 | 116 | 3.9 | 2.5–6.0 | 2.3 | 1.2–4.1 |
40- | 43 | 24 | 4.2 | 2.3–7.9 | 2.3 | 1.2–5.2 |
Marital status: | ||||||
Single | 68 | 82 | 1 | |||
Married/Cohabiting | 461 | 434 | 1.3 | 0.91–1.8 | ||
Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 42 | 31 | 1.6 | 0.93–2.9 | ||
Educational level: | ||||||
Not gone to school | 196 | 250 | 1 | 1 | ||
Primary school incomplete | 62 | 75 | 1.1 | 0.72–1.5 | 1.0 | 0.67–1.6 |
Primary school complete | 297 | 218 | 1.7 | 1.3–2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3–2.3 |
Secondary school and above | 16 | 4 | 5.1 | 1.7–15 | 5.8 | 1.8–19 |
Occupation: | ||||||
Peasant | 430 | 428 | 1 | |||
Housewife | 47 | 51 | 0.9 | 0.60–1.4 | ||
Petty businesswomen | 80 | 57 | 1.3 | 0.67–2.8 | ||
Other | 14 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.97–2.0 | ||
Number of deliveries | ||||||
1 | 84 | 139 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 – 4 | 275 | 273 | 1.7 | 1.2–2.3 | 1.7 | 1.1–2.6 |
5 - | 212 | 135 | 2.6 | 1.8–3.7 | 2.2 | 1.3–3.8 |
Place of delivery: | ||||||
Home/Roadside | 168 | 210 | 1 | 1 | ||
Health institution | 403 | 337 | 1.5 | 1.2–1.9 | 1.4 | 1.1–1.9 |
Number of antenatal care visits a,b: | ||||||
-3 | 230 | 281 | 1 | 1 | ||
4- | 322 | 249 | 1.5 | 1.2–2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1–1.9 |
Month booked antenatal care a: | ||||||
-3 | 137 | 98 | 1 | 1 | ||
4- | 427 | 438 | 0.70 | 0.52–0.93 | 0.89 | 0.64–1.2 |
Informed of a risk/complication during antenatal care a: | ||||||
Yes | 122 | 57 | 2.3 | 1.7–3.3 | 2.6 | 1.8–3.8 |
No | 442 | 479 | 1 | 1 | ||
Advised to deliver in hospital c: | ||||||
Yes | 119 | 124 | 1 | |||
No | 207 | 186 | 1.2 | 0.84–1.6 |