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Table 3 Bivariate and multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated with postpartum morbidity in DebreMarkos Town Public Health Institutions, April 1, 2015 to March 30, 2016 (n=308)

From: Magnitude and associated factors of postpartum morbidity in public health institutions of Debre Markos town, North West Ethiopia

Variables

Bivariate Analysis

Multivariate Analysis

COR

95%CI

P-value

AOR

95%CI

Lower

upper

Lower

Upper

Residence

 DebreMarkos

0.304

0.181

0.510

0.131

0.572

0.277

1.181

 Out of DebreMarkos

1

   

1

  

Marital Status

 Married

1

   

1

  

 unmarried

0.673

0.261

1.738

0.538

0.684

0.204

2.292

 Divorced/widowed

9.724*

2.698

35.045

0.004

10.920

2.168

54.998**

Maternal education

 No education

1.897

1.172

3.070

0.867

0.940

0.455

1.943

 Literate

1

   

1

  

Parity

 0

0.243

0.076

0.781

0.061

0.157

0.023

1.089

 1

0.313

0.154

0.637

0.282

0.552

0.187

1.629

 2-4

0.413

0.198

0.860

0.826

1.136

0.362

3.567

 >=5

1

   

1

  

ANC follow up

 No

6.268*

3.589

10.945

0.001

3.710

1.749

7.870**

 Yes

1

   

1

  

Iron supplementation during pregnancy

 No

4.256

2.547

7.113

0.213

0.443

0.123

1.597

 Yes

1

   

1

  

Maternal HIV status

 Negative

1

   

1

  

 Positive

1.275

0.114

14.293

0.863

1.349

0.044

41.095

 Un known

2.727

1.530

4.859

0.705

1.185

0.493

2.851

Birth Attendant

 Midwife

0.049

0.017

0.146

0.050

0.284

0.081

1.000

 Doctor

0.069*

0.021

0.230

0.002

0.111

0.027

0.454**

 Nurse/health officer

0.013*

0.003

0.063

0.002

0.058

0.009

0.361**

 Unskilled

1

   

1

  

Mode of delivery

 SVD

1

   

1

  

 Instrumental delivery

0.442

0.194

1.006

0.042

0.262

0.072

0.952

 SVD+ episiotomy

0.437

0.172

1.114

0.173

0.382

0.096

1.523

 C/S

1.594

0.737

3.450

0.320

0.355

0.046

2.738

Abnormal Labour

 No

1

   

1

  

 Yes

3.524*

2.142

5.796

0.001

3.496

1.692

7.223**

Past postpartum morbidity

 No

1

   

1

  

 Yes

5.695

3.167

10.242

0.340

1.582

0.617

4.057

Postpartum visit after this delivery

 No

0.082*

0.042

0.159

0.000

0.088

0.040

0.194**

 Yes

1

   

1