Table 3

Factors associated with reported postnatal practices following the most recent pregnancy


Proportion (%) with high score
Crude OR for high score
P value
Adjusted ORa for high score (95% onfidence interval)
P value

Setting





     Entebbe Hospital
78/115 (68%)
1
0.011b
1
0.020b
     Other government hospitals
12/29 (41%)
0.33

0.33 (0.13, 0.83)

     Private hospital
28/39 (72%)
1.21

1.02 (0.41, 2.54)

     Public clinic
24/51 (47%)
0.42

0.34 (0.18, 0.63)

     Traditional Birth Attendant
4/14 (29%)
0.19

0.26 (0.08, 0.82)

     No trained assistance
16/35 (46%)
0.40

0.48 (0.19, 1.19)

Year of pregnancy





     1999
27/48 (56%)
1
0.83c
1
0.63c
     2000
25/43 (58%)
1.08

1.04 (0.36, 3.06)

     2001
28/47 (60%)
1.15

1.29 (0.56, 3.01)

     2002
28/51 (55%)
0.95

1.08 (0.35, 3.33)

     2003
44/73 (60%)
1.18

1.35 (0.67, 2.72)

     2004 (to March)
10/21 (48%)
0.71

0.94 (0.38, 2.36)

Age





     13–25 years
66/136 (49%)
1
0.011
1
0.38
     25 years or more
96/147 (65%)
1.99

1.30 (0.71, 2.37)

Gravidity





     Primigravida
40/90 (44%)
1
0.029
1
0.047
     Multigravida
122/193 (63%)
2.15

2.18 (1.01, 4.70)

Education





     None
13/28 (46%)
1
0.12c
1
0.70c
     Primary
80/141 (57%)
1.51

1.25 (0.52, 2.96)

     Secondary
55/96 (57%)
1.55

1.02 (0.45, 2.31)

     Tertiary
14/18 (78%)
4.04

2.21 (0.71, 6.89)

Possessionsc





     None of specified items/bed
100/196 (51%)
1
0.004
1
0.054
     Phone/motorbike/car
62/87 (71%)
2.38

1.90 (0.99, 3.63)

Electricity at home





     No
84/157 (54%)
1
0.18
1
0.80
     Yes
78/126 (78%)
1.41

1.07 (0.62, 1.84)

Crowding at home





     3 or more
68/142 (48%)
1
<0.001
1
0.009
     Less than 3 people/room
94/141 (67%)
2.18

1.96 (1.19, 3.20)


a Adjusted for delivery care setting, age-group, gravidity, mother's education, possessions, electricity in the home and crowding. bTest for heterogeneity. cTest for trend. dSpecified possessions were bed, mobile phone, motorcycle and car. Crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) and P values were computed using complex survey commands within Stata (svylogit).

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