Table 3 Factors associated with short birth interval among childbearing women in Tselemti district, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2016
Variables (N = 803) | Short birth interval | COR (CI: 95%) | AOR (CI: 95%) | p-Value for AOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No n (%) | Yes n (%) | ||||
Age at interview | |||||
20–24 | 55 (64.7) | 30 (35.3) | 2.78(1.20, 6.46) | 2.29(0.68, 7.64) | |
25–29 | 192 (75.6) | 62 (24.4) | 1.65(0.76, 3.56) | 2.04(0.68, 6.10) | |
30–34 | 191 (78.0) | 54(22.0) | 1.44(0.66, 3.13) | 2.19(0.77, 6.23) | |
35–39 | 132 (80.5) | 32 (19.5) | 1.23(0.55, 2.79) | 2.37(0.84, 6.65) | |
40+ | 46 (83.6) | 9(16.4) | 1 | 1 | |
Religion | |||||
Orthodox | 541 (79.1) | 143 (20.9) | 1 | 1 | |
Muslim | 75 (63.0) | 44 (37.0) | 2.21(1.46, 3.36) | 2.02 (1.20, 3.40)* | 0.008 |
Decision making | |||||
Husband | 86 (65.6) | 45 (34.4) | 1.92(1.26, 2.92) | 1.64(0.98, 2.75) | |
Self | 125 (79.6) | 32 (20.4) | 0.943(0.60, 1.46) | 0.83(0.48, 1.44) | |
Both with discussion | 405 (78.6) | 110 (21.4) | 1 | 1 | |
Time taken to health center/min | |||||
< 30 | 472 (77.1) | 140 (22.9) | 1 | 1 | |
31–60 | 99 (80.5) | 24 (19.5) | 0.81 (0.50, 1.32) | 0.61(0.33, 1.12) | |
61–120 | 26 (61.9) | 16 (38.1) | 2.07(1.08, 3.97) | 2.23(0.98, 5.08) | |
> 120 | 19 (73.1) | 7 (26.9) | 1.24 (0.51, 3.01) | 1.10(0.34, 3.47) | |
FP use before last child | |||||
Yes | 516 (83.5) | 102 (16.5) | 1 | 1 | |
No | 100 (54.1) | 85 (45.9) | 4.30(3.00, 6.15) | 2.44(1.55, 3.82)** | 0.001 |
No. of living children before the index child | 184 (68.9) | 83 (31.1) | 1.70 (1.07, 2.71) | 1.68 (0.82, 3.45) | |
< 1 | 172 (84.3) | 32 (15.7) | 0.70 (0.41, 1.20) | 0.64 (0.30, 1.34) | |
2 | 135 (77.6) | 39 (22.4) | 1.09 (0.64, 1.84) | 1.14 (0.57, 2.28) | |
3 | 125 (79.1) | 33 (20.9) | 1 | 1 | |
4+ | |||||
Wanted pregnancy | |||||
Yes | 555 (83.5) | 110 (16.5) | 1 | 1 | |
No | 61 (44.2) | 77 (55.8) | 6.36(4.29, 9.43) | 3.63 (2.23, 5.91)** | 0.001 |
Duration of BF in the index child (months) | |||||
0–12 | 22 (37.3) | 37 (62.7) | 10.86(6.11,19.30) | 7.01(3.64, 13.46)** | 0.001 |
13–23 | 45 (40.9) | 65 (59.1) | 9.32(5.98,14.53) | 6.12(3.68, 10.17)** | 0.001 |
> 24 | 549 (86.6) | 85 (13.4) | 1 | 1 | |
Survival status of the index child | |||||
Alive | 596 (77.3) | 175 (22.7) | 1 | 1 | |
Dead | 20 (62.5) | 12 (37.5) | 2.04(0.98,4.26) | 1.38(0.58, 3.31) | |
Knowledge on short birth interval | |||||
Yes | 558 (78.2) | 156 (21.8) | 1 | 1 | |
No | 58 (65.2) | 31 (34.8) | 1.91(1.19, 3.06) | 1.67(0.92, 3.03) | |