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Table 6 Factors associated postnatal care attendance among mothers who delivered at home after four or more ANC visits, Ethiopia, 2016

From: Facility delivery and postnatal care services use among mothers who attended four or more antenatal care visits in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2016 demographic and health survey

Characteristics of Mothers

Postnatal

Care Attendance

COR(95% CI)

AOR(95% CI)

Age of the mother at birth

1.0 (1.0–1.1)

1.0 (1.0–1.1)

Educational level

  

 No education

1.00

1.0

 Primary

0.9 (0.5–1.8)

0.9 (0.4–1.9)

 Secondary& above

1.4 (0.4–5.3)

0.7 (0.2–2.9)

Religion

  

 Christian

1.8 (0.8–4.1)

0.8 (0.4–1.7)

 Other

1.0

1.0

Marital status

  

 Married/in union

1.0

1.0

 Other

1.1 (0.4–3.0)

0.1.0 (0.4–2.6)

Place of residence

  

 Urban

3.8 (1.5–9.9)***

1.3 (0.5–3.8)

 Rural

1.0

1.0

Wealth index

  

 Poorest

1.0

1.0

 Poorer

0.4 (0.1–1.4)

0.4 (0.1–1.4)

 Middle

1.6 (0.6–3.8)

1.4 (0.5–3.5)

 Richer

1.0 (0.4–2.7)

0.8 (0.3–2.2)

 Richest

3.2 (1.3–7.9)***

1.8 (0.7–4.8)

Mother’s current working Status

  

 No

1.0

1.0

 Yes

1.6 (0.9–2.8)

1.4 (0.8–2.7)

Birth order

  

 First

0.6 (0.2–1.7)

1.5 (0.4–5.0)

 2–4

1.2 (0.6–2.4)

1.0 (0.2–4.7)

Five or more

1.0

1.0

Perceived distance to health facility

  

 Big problem

1.0

1.0

 Not a big problem

2.7 (1.5–5.0)***

1.9 (1.0–3.8)

Wanted status of child

  

 Wanted then

1.0

1.0

 Wanted later

1.5 (0.7–3.3)

1.30.6–3.1)

Wanted no more

1.8 (0.7–4.8)

1.6 (0.5–4.5)

Receiving components of ANC

1.5 (1.2–1.9)***

1.40 (1.1–1.8)*

  1. ***p < 0.05