Table 19: Bivariate analysis of Socio-demographic and other factors associated with attitude of obstetric danger signs among mothers in Yenagoa.

Variable

Attitude towards obstetric danger signs

c2

 p value

Good knowledge
n (%)

Poor knowledge
n (%)

Age

15 - 24

25 - 30

> 30

 

15 (16.3)

44 (47.8)

33 (35.9)

 

32 (19.0)

91 (54.2)

45 (26.8)

 

2.343

 

0.310

Mother’s LOE

None

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

 

0 (0.0)

4 (4.3)

48 (52.2)

40 (43.5)

 

1 (0.6)

13 (7.7)

93 (55.4)

61 (36.3)

 

2.351

 

0.514

SES

I

II

III

IV

V

 

37 (40.2)

34 (37.0)

10 (10.9)

11 (12.0)

0 (0.0)

 

57 (33.9)

63 (37.5)

16 (9.5)

28 (26.7)

4 (2.4)

 

3.832

 

0.429

Parity

0

1 - 4

≥ 5

 

25 (72.2)

64 (69.6)

3 (3.3)

 

44 (26.2)

121 (72.0)

3 (1.8)

 

0.789

 

0.710

Gestational age

35.0 ± 8.7

35.4 ± 10.0

0.244

0.744

Antenatal care follow up

Yes

No

 

91 (98.9)

1 (1.1)

 

158 (94.0)

10 (6.0)

 

2.376*

 

0.123

No. of Antenatal visit

<4

≥4

 

26 (28.3)

66 (71.7)

 

84 (50.0)

84 (50.0)

 

11.510

 

0.001

Time to nearest health facility

£2

>2


66 (78.6)

18 (21.4)



115 (78.8)

31 (21.2)



0.001



0.972

Ethnicity

Bayelsa

Non Bayelsa

 

58 (63.0)

34 (37.0)

 

114 (67.9)

54 (32.1)

 

0.615

 

0.433

 

*: 2 with Yates correction; ‡: Fisher's Exact Test; †: t test.