Table 5 Predictor variables of PNC service utilization of women who visit public health facilities in Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia /2014 n = 367

 Illiterate

11(14.7)

64(85.3)

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 Primary

33(33.3)

66(66.6)

2.91(1.355, 6.246)*

3.02(0.92, 9.85)

 Secondary

27(27.3)

72(72.7

2.18(1.00, 4.75)

1.09(0.31, 3. 89)

 College and above

47(50.0)

47(50.0)

5.81(2.73, 12.40)*

1.17(0.28, 4.88)

House wife

56(24.1)

176(75.9)

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 Governmental employee

27(45.0)

33(55.0)

2.57(1.42, 4.64)*

1.38(0.56, 3.43)

 Private employee

18(66.7)

9(33.3)

6.29(2.67, 14.78)*

6.46(1.91, 21.86)*

 Merchant

13(50.0)

13(50.0)

3.14(1.37, 7.17)*

3.34(1.10, 10.19)*

 Day laborer

4(18.2)

22(81.8)

0.70(0.23, 2.15)

1.75(0.39, 7.85)

 Illiterate

10(23.8)

32(76.2)

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 Primary

21(22.8)

71(77.2)

0.95(0.40, 0.22)

0.34(0.08, 1.37)

 Secondary

28(28.9)

69(71.1)

1.30(0.56, 2.99)

0.32(0.07, 1.43)

 College and above

59(43.4)

77(56.6)

2.452(1.11, 5.39)*

0.49(0.10,2.48)

 Governmental employee

43(41.3)

61(58.7)

2.94(1.53, 5.68)*

1.36(0.48, 3.87)

 Private employee

29(28.2)

74(71.8)

1.64(0.83, 3.24)

0.85(0.33, 2.19)

 Merchant

29(40.3)

43(59.7)

2.82(1.39, 5.72)*

1.63(0.62, 4.27)

 Day laborer

17(193)

71(80.7)

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  < 30 minuets

113(33.7)

222(66.3)

2.75(1.03, 7.33)*

1.90(0.55, 6.58)

  > 30 minuets

5(15.6)

27(84.4)

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 Four and above

8(18.2)

36(81.8)

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 One

51(36.2

90(63.8)

2.55(1.10, 5.90)*

3.35(1.10, 10.21)*

 Two

37(30.6)

84(69.4)

1.982(0.840, 4.676)

2.30(0.76, 7.02)

 Three

22(36.1)

39(63.9)

2.538(1.004, 6.417)*

2.28(0.69,7.54)

 Yes

116(33.7)

228(66.6)

5.34(1.23, 23.18)*

1.01(0.15, 6.68)

 No

2(8.7)

21(91.3)

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 Yes

99(58.2)

71(41.8)

13.06(7.44, 22.93)*

14.46(7.53, 27.77)*

 No

19(9.6)

178(90.4)

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