Table 4 Association of self-medication practice and other variables among pregnant women
From: Self-medication practices among pregnant women in Ethiopia
Variables | Self-medication use | Univariable | Multivariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
Age | |||||
< 35 | 134 | 118 | 2.74 (1.25–5.99) | 2.18 (1.62–9.15) | 0.032* |
≥ 35 | 42 | 101 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Residence | |||||
Rural | 115 | 71 | 3.604 (2.35–6.59) | 3.01 (1.43–10.19) | 0.017* |
Town | 71 | 158 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Occupation | |||||
Farmer | 109 | 69 | 3.733 (0.918–10.73) | 2.54 (0.73–11.08) | 0.067 |
Merchant | 26 | 55 | 1.118 (0.64–4.79) | 0.812 (0.251–3.17) | |
Employee | 19 | 4 | 11.23 (1.07–21.915) | 5.035 (0.87–20.35) | |
Housewife | 22 | 52 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Stage of pregnancy | |||||
1st trimester | 41 | 20 | 3.613 (0.831–9.73) | 1.78 (0.56–5.340) | 0.321 |
2nd trimester | 76 | 95 | 1.41 (0.371–3.04) | 0.97 (0.034–5.321) | |
3rd trimester | 59 | 104 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Previous medication use | |||||
Yes | 163 | 100 | 11.9 (2.54–31.07) | 5.02 (1.24–12.93) | 0.015* |
No | 13 | 119 | 1.0 | ||
Distance from health center | |||||
≥ 5 km | 170 | 120 | 2.34 (1.68–4.61) | 1.37 (0.56–6.031) | 0.135 |
< 5 km | 6 | 99 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |