Table 4 Factors associated with short birth interval among mothers of child bearing age in Serbo town Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 314)
Variables | category | Short Birth Interval | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
N (%) | N (%) | ||||
Age at first marriage | < 18 years | 72 (22.9% | 27 (8.6%) | 2.28 (1.36,3.82) | 2.09 (1.19,3.69)* |
≥18 years | 116 (36.9%) | 99 (31.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Sex of index child | Male | 33 (10.5%) | 30 (9.6%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 93 (29.6%) | 158 (50.6%) | 1.87 (1.07,3.26) | 1.96 (1.05,3.96)* | |
Death of child soon after birth | Yes | 29 (9.2%) | 9 (2.9%) | 1.00 | |
No | 159 (50.6%) | 117 (37.3%) | 2.371 (1.08,5.19) | ||
Preference of birth interval | < 36 months | 73 (23.2%) | 90 (28.7%) | 5.733 (3.23,10.17) | 4.71 (2.46,7.53)* |
≥60 months | 15 (4.8%) | 10 (3.2%) | 1.85 (0.78,4.36) | 0.26 (0.08,0.90) | |
don’t know | 7 (2.2%) | 6 (1.9%) | 1.44 (1.46,4.47) | 0.27 (0.077,0.920) | |
36–60 months | 93 (29.6%) | 20 (6.4%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Educational status | No formal education | 136 (43.3%) | 92 (29.3%) | 3.09 (1.68,3.71) | 3.05 (1.60,3.83)* |
Formal educated | 52 (16.6%) | 34 (10.8%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Breastfeeding of previous to last child | Yes | 120 (38.2%) | 163 (51.9%) | 1.00 | |
No | 6 (2%) | 25 (8.0%) | 3.07 (1.22,7.71) | ||
Duration of breast feeding | < 24 months | 47 (15.0%) | 10 (3.2%) | 3.84 (1.83,7.83) | 3.09 (1.38,6.96)* |
≥24 months | 141 (44.9%) | 116 (36.9%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Use of modern contraceptives | No | 86 (27.4%) | 31 (9.9%) | 2.58 (1.57,4.25) | 1.94 (1.09,3.45)* |
Yes | 102 (32.5%) | 95 (30.3%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |