Maternal Third Delay and Associated Factors among Women Admitted for Emergency Obstetric Care in Public Hospitals in Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia
Table 6
Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression for factors associated with maternal third delay among respondents in general and specialized hospitals in Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia, 2021.
Variables
Maternal third delay (, %)
Unadjusted OR (95% CI)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
No delay
Delayed
Women’s occupational status
House wife
170 (58.2)
122 (41.8)
1
1
Self-employee
126 (85.1)
22 (14.9)
0.243 (0.146-0.405)
0.223 (0.122-0.409)
Government employee
69 (89.6)
8 (10.4)
0.162 (0.075-348)
0.157 (0.063-0.396)
Other
18 (72)
7 (28)
0.542 (0.220-1.337)
0.478 (0.160-1.426)
Referred from other health facility
Not referral
220 (65.9)
114 (34.1)
1
1
Referral
163 (78.4)
45 (21.6)
0.533 (0.357-0.795)
0.311 (0.181-0.534)
ANC visit
No visit
25 (43.9)
32 (56.1)
3.608 (2.059-6.32)
2.795 (1.318-5.928)
Had visits
358 (73.8)
127 (26.2)
1
1
BPCR practice
Not well prepared
119 (56.9)
90 (43.1)
2.894 (1.98-4.236)
2.418 (1.51-3.869)
Well prepared
264 (79.3)
69 (20.7)
1
1
Absence of health professional
No
311 (81.0)
73 (19.0)
1
1
Yes
72 (45.6)
86 (54.4)
5.089 (3.398-7.620)
4.63 (2.857-7.50)
Lengthy admission process
No
318 (71.8)
125 (28.2)
1
1
Yes
65 (65.7)
34 (34.3)
1.331 (.837-2.115)
1.753 (.988-3.109)
Day of admission
Working day
262 (67)
129 (33)
1
1
Calendar day
121 (80.1)
30 (19.9)
0.504 (0.32-0.791)
0.725 (0.425-1.239)
Currently faced obstetric complication
No
197 (68.2)
92 (31.8)
1
1
Yes
186 (73.5)
67 (26.5)
0.771 (0.531-1.120)
0.804 (0.400-1.616)
Woman’s educational status
No formal
41 (50.6)
40 (49.4)
5.268 (2.360-11.762)
1.700 (.635-4.554)
Primary
157 (69.5)
69 (30.5)
2.373 (1.142-4.933)
1.119 (.452-2.772)
Secondary
131 (76.6)
40 (23.4)
1.649 (0.770-3.533)
1.149 (.459-2.875)
College and above
54 (84.4)
10 (15.6)
1
1
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; statistically significant at value < 0.05; statistically significant at value < 0.001; 1: referent variable.
