Reproductive Women’s Knowledge on Possibility of Pregnancy after Birth but before Resumption of Menstruation and Its Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Population-Based Study Using the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey

Table 2

Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression on women’s knowledge on the possibility of pregnancy after birth but before resumption of the menstrual period and its associated factors: EDHS 2016 data analysis.

Variables	Level of knowledge ()		Odd ratios
	Not knowledgeable	Knowledgeable
	8319 (53.0%)	7364 (47.0%)	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Age (in years)
15-24	4120 (26.3)	2281 (14.5)	1	1
25-34	2420 (15.4)	2666 (17)	1.99 (1.84, 2.14)	1.23 (1.12, 1.35)
35 years and above	1779 (11.3)	2417 (15.4)	2.45 (2.26, 2.65)	1.50 (1.34, 1.67)
Educational level
Not educated	3512 (22.4)	3521 (22.5)	1	1
Primary	3038 (19.4)	2175 (13.9)	0.71 (0.66, 0.76)	0.93 (0.856, 1.02)
Secondary and above	1769 (11.3)	1668 (10.6)	0.94 (0.86, 1.02)	1.18 (1.06, 1.32)
Marital status
Not married	2982 (19)	1296 (8.3)	1	1
Ever married	5337 (34)	6068 (38.3)	2.61 (2.42, 2.81)	1.67 (1.47, 1.89)
Occupation
No occupation	4498 (28.7)	3547 (22.6)	1	1
Have occupation	3821 (24.4)	3817 (24.3)	1.26 (1.19, 1.34)	1.13 (1.05, 1.20)
Knowledge of the ovulatory cycle
Not knowledgeable	6771 (43.2)	5213 (33.2)	1	1
Knowledgeable	1548 (9.9)	2151 (13.7)	1.80 (1.67, 1.94)	1.68 (1.55, 1.82)
Wealth index
Poor	3309 (21.1)	2631 (16.8)	1
Middle	1069 (6.8)	933 (5.9)	1.09 (0.99, 1.21)	1.07 (0.962, 1.19)
Rich	3941 (25.1)	3800 (24.2)	1.21 (1.13, 1.29)	1.21 (1.10, 1.34)
Knowledge of any family planning
Not knowledgeable	515 (3.3)	194 (1.2)	1	1
Knowledgeable	7804 (49.8)	7170 (45.7)	2.43 (2.06, 2.88)	1.81 (1.52, 2.16)
Number of live children (parity)
0	3704 (23.6)	1835 (11.7)	1	1
1-5	3684 (23.5)	4369 (27.9)	2.39 (2.23, 2.57)	1.43 (1.26, 1.61)
≥6	931 (5.9)	1160 (7.4)	2.51 (2.26, 2.78)	1.45 (1.23, 1.70)
Getting family planning counseling
No	7424 (47.3%)	5976 (38.1%)	1	1
Yes	895 (5.7%)	1388 (8.85%)	1.97 (1.76,210)	1.41 (1.28, 1.55)