Obstetric care providers’ knowledge, practice and associated factors towards active management of third stage of labor in Sidama Zone, South Ethiopia

Table 4 Factors associated with obstetrics care providers’ knowledge on active third stage management of labor

Characteristics		AMTSL knowledge		OR(97% CI)		P value
Characteristics		Yes	No	Crude	Adjusted
Sex	Female	154	244	1.2 (0.75–1.88)	0.86(0.54–1.34)	0.47
Sex	Male	45	85	1.00
Age	20–30	171	289	1.14 (0.64–2.04)	0.90 (0.50–1.62)	0.70
Age	>30	28	40	1.00
Marital status	Single	114	144	1.72 (0.65–1.42)	0.92 (0.61–1.40)	0.66
Marital status	Married	85	185	1.00
Work place	Hospital	22	23	0.55 (0.28–1.08)	0.60 (0.30–1.24)	0.13
Work place	Health center	307	176	1.00
Profession	Midwife	259	167	1.37 (1.07–2.60)*	1.76 (0.33–0.87) ^a	0.007
Profession	Others Θ	70	62	1.00
Year of graduation	2005–2007	136	193	1.55 (1.00–2.29)*	0.67 (0.46–0.98) ^a	0.036
Year of graduation	Before 2005	62	136	1.00
Year of experience	½-2 years	105	159	1.19 (0.80–1.76)	0.84 (0.56–1.27)	0.36
Year of experience	>2 years	94	170	1.00
Receiving training	Yes	59	95	1.04 (0.63–1.48)	0.86(0.46–1.58)	0.58
Receiving training	No	140	234	1.00
Trained topic related to AMTSL	Yes	96	151	1.10 (0.75–1.62)	0.99 (0.56–1.76)	0.96
Trained topic related to AMTSL	No	103	176	1.00

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