Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and comparison between postnatal women who had and did not have contacts with health professionals at a health facility in the Arsi Zone, 2022

Districts

 Hetosa

30(13.3)

34(17.7)

0.007*

 Lode Hetosa

51(22.6)

11(5.7)

0.073

 Digelu Tijo

12(5.3)

53(27.6)

0.001*

 Ziway Dugda

66(29.2)

7(3.6)

0.002*

 Dodota

9(4.0)

61(31.8)

0.001*

 Tiyo

58(25.7)

26(13.5)

0.001*

Age

 < 20

40(17.7)

29(15.1)

0.187

 20–29

131(58)

119(62)

0.412

 >=30

55(24.3)

44(22.9)

0.756

Woman’s current marital status

 Never Married

9(4.0)

8(4.2)

0.808

 Currently Married

216(95.6)

182(94.8)

0.914

 Widowed

0(0.0)

2(1.0)

0.999

 Divorced

1(0.4)

0(0.0)

1.000

Woman’s religion

 Muslim

170(75.2)

130(67.7)

0.159

 Catholic

3(1.3)

3(1.6)

0.941

 Protestant

6(2.7)

9(4.7)

0.543

 Orthodox

47(20.8)

50(26.0)

0.761

Woman’s Ethnicity

 Oromo

209(92.5)

182(94.8)

0.494

 Amhara

14(6.2)

7(3.6)

0.866

 Others

3(1.3)

3(1.6)

0.460

Woman’s Residence

 Rural

171(75.7)

123(64.1)

0.010*

 Urban

55(24.3)

69(35.9)

0.210

Woman’s Education level

 Cannot Read and Write

37(16.4)

15(7.8)

0.641

 Can Read and Write

11(4.9)

30(15.6)

0.001*

 Primary education

133(58.8)

125(65.1)

0.023*

 Secondary and above

45(19.9)

22(11.5)

0.006*

Husband’s Education level

 Cannot Read and Write

12(5.3)

5(2.6)

0.100

 Can Read and Write

30(13.3)

25(13)

0.246

 Primary education

97(42.9)

137(71.4)

0.026*

 Secondary and above

87(38.5)

25(13)

0.521

Household sources of income

 Farming

162(71.7)

136(70.8)

0.903

 Trade

21(9.3)

26(13.5)

0.303

 Employed in Government or Private

17(7.5)

9(4.7)

0.404

 Other

26(11.5)

21(10.9)

0.467