Magnitude and Determinants of Postnatal Care Service Utilization Among Women Who Gave Birth in the Last 12 Months in Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Women Interviewed Who had Given Birth in the Previous 12 Months in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia, May 2019 (n=413)

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Age
<20	24	5.8
20–34	245	59.3
35–49	144	34.9
Marital status of the mother
Married	384	84.3
Single	27	6.5
Divorced	28	6.8
Widowed	10	2.4
Religion of the mother
Orthodox	174	42.1
Muslim	234	55.9
Protestant	5	2
Ethnicity
Amhara	403	97.8
Oromo	8	1.9
Other	2	0.5
Educational status of the mother
Cannot read and write	65	15.7
Can read and write	113	27.4
Elementary education (1–8)	110	26.6
Diploma and above	125	30.3
Occupational status of the mother
Housewife	130	31.4
Government employed	67	16.2
Merchant	81	19.6
Daily laborer	91	22
Farming	16	3.9
Other	28	6.8
Educational status of the husband (n=413)
Cannot read and write	34	8.2
Can read and write	65	15.7
Elementary education(1–8)	109	26.4
Secondary education and above	205	49.6
Husband's occupational status (n=413)
Merchant	157	38
Farming	16	3.9
Government employed	157	38
Daily laborer	79	1.9
Other	4	1
Average monthly income
<500 Eth birr	17	4.1
500–1500 Eth birr	173	4.2
>1500 Eth birr	223	56.4

Table 2 Obstetric Characteristics of the Women Interviewed Who had Given Birth in the Previous 12 Months in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia, May 2019 (n=413)

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Parity
One	79	19.1
Two-four	283	68.5
Five and above	51	12.3
Outcome of birth
Alive	402	97.3
Stillbirth	11	3.7
Nature of pregnancy
Supported and Planned	356	86.2
Supported but planned	49	11.9
Unsupported and unplanned	8	1.9
Place of labor
At home	24	5.8
Health facility	389	94.2
Mode of delivery (n=413)
SVD	301	72.9
Assisted delivery	83	20.1
Cesarean section	29	7
Counseling for danger signs before discharge (n=413)
Yes	316	76.5
No	97	23.5
ANC visit (n=413)
Yes	368	89.1
No	45	10.9
Awareness of PNC service (n=413)
Yes	321	77.7
No	92	22.3

Table 3 Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis of Associated Factors with PNC Service Utilization of the Participants in Dessie, Ethiopia, 2019 (n=413)

Variables	Postnatal Care Utilization		COR (CI)	AOR (CI)
Marital Status	Yes	No
Married	310	211	3.232 (1.500–6.965)*	1.277 (0.443–3.681)
Divorced	13	12	2.383 (0.806–7.044)	2.619 (0.775–8.850)
Widowed	5	5	2.200 (0.517–9.356)	1.315 (0.248–6.963)
Single	10	22	1.00	1.00
Educational status of women
Unable to read and write	38	64	1.00	1.00
Can read and write	35	33	1.786 (0.956–3.328)	1.702 (0.883–3.281)
Primary education	80	78	1.727 (1.039–2.872)*	1.476 (0.861–2.532)
Secondary education and above	185	75	4.154 (2.563–6.733)*	3.292 (1.943–5.577)**
Monthly income (ETB)
<500	9	22	1.00	1.00
500–1500	55	66	2.037 (0.867–4.786)	2.184 (0.881–5.414)
>1500	274	162	4.134 (1.859–9.197)*	2.850 (1.215–6.685)**
Decision making power on her health
Self	52	55	1.477 (0.710–3.075)	1.759 (0.646–4.788)
Both	270	170	2.482 (1.288–4.783)*	1.594 (0.691–3.681)
Husband	16	25	1.00	1.00
Decision making power on her child's health
Self	38	51	0.888 (0.455–1.735)	0.994 (0.470–2.100)
Both	274	168	1.945 (1.116–3.389)*	1.360 (0.732–2.526)
Husband	26	31	1.00	1.00
Parity
One	122	81	2.071 (1.026–4.181)*	1.416 (0.618–3.243)
Tow-four	200	147	1.871 (0.949–3.686)	1.162 (0.537–2.516)
Five and above	16	22	1.00	1.00
Birth outcome of the last pregnancy
Alive	335	235	7.128 (2.041–24.897)*	5.708 (1.536–21.216)**
Still birth	3	15	1.00	1.00
Nature of the last pregnancy
Planned and supported	236	160	4.589 (2.109–9.984)*	3.946 (1.727–9.015)**
Unplanned but supported	93	62	4.667 (2.062–10.563)*	4.409 (1.847–10.526)**
Unplanned and unsupported	9	28	1.00	1.00
Place of delivery
Home	7	22	1.00	1.00
Health facility	331	228	4.563 (1.917–10.859)*	3.086 (1.240–7.684)**

Notes: *Had significant association at p<0.2. **Statistically associated at p<0.05.