Table 3 Association between different variables and preconception care among women who delivered within the last one year in Mekelle city, North Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 561)

 15–24

22(25.0%)

66(75.0%)

1

1

 25–34

58(20.9%)

219(79.1%)

0.79(0.45–1.39)

1.23(0.50–3.04)

 35–45

22(11.2%)

174(88.8%)

0.37(0.19–0.73)*

1.34(0.42–4.24)

 No education

26(17.7%)

121(82.3%)

1

1

 Primary education

11(8.7%)

116(91.3%)

0.44(0.21–0.93)*

0.59(0.20–1.70)

 Secondary education

37(19.4%)

154(80.6%)

1.12(1.01–1.95)*

1.26(0.51–3.13)

 More than secondary education

28(29.2%)

68(70.8%)

1.92(1.04–3.53)*

1.24(0.45–3.43)

 Less than 500

36(27.3%)

96(72.7%)

1

1

 501–1000

25(12.1%)

182(87.9%)

0.37(0.21–0.65)**

0.46(0.19–1.06)

 1001–2000

25(16.6%)

126(83.4%)

0.53(0.29–0.94)*

0.61(0.25–1.52)

 Above 2000

16(22.5%)

55(77.5%)

0.78(0.4–1.53)

0.70(0.25–1.94)

 No

25(11.4%)

195(88.6%)

1

1

 Yes

77(22.6%)

264(77.4%)

2.28(1.39–3.71)**

1.55(0.74–3.23)

 No

62(14.0%)

381(86.0%)

1

1

 Yes

40(33.9%)

78(66.1%)

3.15(1.98–5.02)**

5.10(2.31–11.24)**

 No

23(5.8%)

371(94.2%)

1

1

 Yes

79(47.3%)

88(52.7%)

14.48(8.62–24.34)**

2.05(0.88–4.78)

 No

77(14.8%)

445(85.2%)

1

1

 Yes

25(64.1%)

14(35.9%)

10.32(5.14–20.73)**

5.69(2.06–15.72)*

 No

82(35.5%)

149(64.5%)

1

1

 Yes

20(6.1%)

310(93.9%)

0.11(0.07–0.2)**

0.24(0.16–0.48)**

 No

17(4.2%)

385(95.8%)

1

1

 Yes

85(53.5%)

74(46.5%)

26.0(14.61–46.33)**

13.84(6.02–31.79)**

 Not knowledgeable

56(11.6%)

428(88.4%)

1

1

 Knowledgeable

46(59.7%)

31(40.3%)

11.34(6.65–19.34)**

2.21(1.03–4.73)**