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Table 5 Factors associated with MWHs use in Arba Minch zuria district, 2019 (n = 807)

From: Maternity waiting homes as component of birth preparedness and complication readiness for rural women in hard-to-reach areas in Ethiopia

Variable

Categories

Used MWH

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjustedb OR (95% CI)

No

Yes

Mothers’ educational status

No formal education

542

26

1

1

Formal education

197

42

4.4 (2.6, 7.4)

0.6 (0.2,1.3)

Wealth index

1st quantile

160

3

0.09 (0.03,0.28)

7.3 (1.2,42)*

2nd quantile

154

6

0.18 (0.07,0.4)

8.9 (1.8, 42)*

3rd quantile

156

6

0.18 (0.07,0.4)

3.9 (0.8,18)

4th quantile

137

24

0.80 (0.4, 1.44)

2.4 (1.0,5.6)

5th quantile

132

29

1

1

Decision about MCH care

Husband/partner

133

5

1

1

Jointly

573

61

2.8 (1.1, 7.2)

3.6 (1.0,12)*

Respondents

33

2

1.6 (0.3, 8.7)

1.0 (0.1, 8)

ANC visit

No visit

97

2

1

1

1–3 visits

4 & more visits

301

339

32

34

5.2 (1.2, 22)

4.9 (1.1, 21)

1.5 (0.2, 11)

0.6 (0.08,4.6)

BPCRa practice

No

619

17

1

1

Yes

120

51

15.4 (8.6, 27.7)

6.5 (2.3,18)*

Place of previous childbirth

Home-birth

494

5

1

1

Health facility birth

234

63

26.2 (10, 67)

12 (3.8, 40)*

Previous Childbirth complications

No

708

60

1

1

Yes

31

8

3.0 (1.3,6.9)

3 (1.0,9)*

Travel distance to the nearest hospital

 < 2 h

253

57

9.9 (5,19.3)

3.3 (1.4,7.7)*

 ≥ 2 h

486

11

1

1

Emergency transportation access

Easy to access

84

46

16.3 ( 9.3, 28)

8.8 (3.9, 19)*

Difficult to access

655

22

1

1

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05
  2. aBPCR- Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness
  3. bAdjusted for confounders which possibly affect the association between the outcome and independent variables