Birth preparedness and complication readiness among rural women of reproductive age in Abeshige district, Guraghe zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia

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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of women of reproductive age group, Abeshige district, January 2015 (n=454)

Variables	N (%)
Age (years)
17–24	77 (17.1)
25–34	271 (60.4)
35–44	101 (22.5)
Religion
Muslim	257 (57.2)
Orthodox	191 (42.6)
Protestant	1 (0.2)
Marital status
Married	434 (96.7)
Separated	6 (1.3)
Divorced	3 (0.7)
Widowed	1 (0.2)
Single	5 (1.1)
Ethnicity
Guraghe	378 (84.2)
Amhara	26 (5.8)
Kebena	26 (5.8)
Oromo	19 (4.2)
Educational status
Illiterate	250 (55.7)
Read and write (informal)	15 (3.4)
Primary education (1–8)	167 (37.2)
Secondary and above	17 (3.7)
Occupational status
Housewife	242 (53.9)
Merchant	98 (21.8)
Farmer	96 (21.4)
Daily laborer	7 (1.6)
Employee	4 (0.9)
Student	2 (0.4)
Family size
1–3	53 (11.8)
4–6	266 (59.2)
≥7	130 (29.0)
Time it takes to travel from home to health center in minutes/hour
<30 min	120
30–60 min	193
>1 hour	136

Table 2 Awareness of obstetric danger signs among women of reproductive age group, Abeshige Woreda, January 2015 (N=454)

Variables	Spontaneous response	Category	Frequency (%)
Danger signs of pregnancy complications	Severe vaginal bleeding	Yes	328 (73.1)
		No	121 (26.9)
	Swollen hand/face	Yes	139 (31.0)
		No	310 (69.0)
	Blurred vision	Yes	97 (21.6)
		No	352 (78.4)
Danger signs of labor/delivery complications	Severe vaginal bleeding	Yes	333 (74.2)
		No	116 (25.8)
	Prolonged labor ≥12 hours	Yes	121 (26.9)
		No	328 (73.1)
	Convulsion	Yes	69 (15.4)
		No	380 (84.6)
	Retained placenta	Yes	131 (29.2)
		No	318 (70.8)
Danger signs of postpartum complications	Severe vaginal bleeding	Yes	320 (71.3)
		No	129 (28.7)
	Foul smelling vaginal discharge	Yes	37 (8.2)
		No	412 (91.8)
	High fever	Yes	96 (21.4)
		No	353 (78.6)
Awareness of obstetric danger signs during:	Pregnancy	Yes	157 (34.9)
		No	292 (65.1)
	Labor/delivery	Yes	106 (23.6)
		No	343 (76.4)
	Postpartum	Yes	90 (20.3)
		No	359 (79.7)

Table 3 Factors influencing practice of BPCR adjusted for confounding variables, in Abeshige district, January 2015 (n=454)

Variables	Practice of BPCR		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Yes (%)	No (%)
Education
Literate	92 (46.2)	107 (53.8)	2.01 (1.36, 2.95)	1.20 (0.75, 1.91)
Illiterate	75 (30.0)	175 (70.0)	1.00	1.00
Support from relatives
Yes	145 (40.7)	211 (59.3)	2.22 (1.31, 3.74)*	1.64 (0.89, 3.01)
No	22 (23.7)	71 (76.3)	1.00	1.00
Access to health center
<1 hour	118 (37.7)	195 (62.3)	4.73 (2.00, 38.05)*	3.51 (1.78, 36.79)*
>1 hour	49 (36.0)	87 (64.0)	1.00	1.00
Awareness of danger signs of pregnancy complications
Yes	85 (54.1)	72 (45.9)	3.02 (2.02, 4.53)*	1.75 (1.04, 2.94)*
No	82 (28.1)	210 (71.9)	1.00	1.00
Awareness of danger signs of postpartum complications
Yes	58 (63.7)	33 (36.3)	4.01 (2.48, 6.51)	2.35 (1.31, 4.21)*
No	109 (30.4)	249 (69.6)	1.00	1.00
Source of information
Health extension worker
Yes	154 (41.4)	218 (58.6)	2.69 (1.26, 5.72)*	2.89 (1.34, 6.21)*
No	10 (17.2)	48 (82.8)	1.00	1.00
One-to-five women network
Yes	30 (68.2)	14 (31.8)	3.21 (1.54, 6.66)*	2.52 (1.17, 5.39)*
No	134 (34.7)	252 (65.3)	1.00	1.00

Note:

* Statistically significant.

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; BPCR, birth preparedness and complication readiness; COR, crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.