Childbirth Self-Efficacy and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2023: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Multivariable logistic regression analysis of childbirth self-efficacy among pregnant women in Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia, 2023 ().

Variables		Childbirth self-efficacy		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	value
		Low	High
Gravidity	Multigravida	125 (54.8%)	124 (66%)	1
	Primigravida	103 (45.2%)	64 (34.0%)	1.59 (1.07-2.37)	1.51 (1.10-2.86)	0.01
Planned pregnancy	Yes	121 (53.1%)	125 (66.5%)	1
	No	107 (46.9%)	63 (33.5%)	1.75 (1.17-2.60)	1.67 (1.02-2.73)	0.03
Knowledge of childbirth	Good	109 (47.8%)	126 (67%)	1
	Poor	119 (52.2%)	62 (33%)	2.22 (1.48-3.31)	2.21 (2.09-5.39)	0.001
Fear of childbirth	Low degree	10 (4.4%)	23 (12.2%)	1
	Moderate	113 (49.6%)	116 (61.7%)	2.24 (1.02-4.92)	2.25 (1.10-6.58)	0.030
	High	59 (25.9%)	33 (17.6%)	4.1 (1.74-9.67)	3.97 (1.52-10.3)	0.005
	Sever	46 (20.2%)	16 (8.5%)	6.6 (2.59-10.84)	6.4 (2.66-9.80)	0.001
Social support	Strong	61 (26.8%)	68 (36.2%)	1
	Moderate	119 (52.2%)	95 (50.5%)	1.57 (1.01-2.44)	1.22 (0.73-2.01)	0.440
	Poor	48 (21.1%)	25 (13.3%)	2.60 (1.42-4.77)	2.17 (1.09-4.29)	0.026
Age of women	≥35	17 (7.5%)	28 (14.9%)	1
	25-34	148 (64.9%)	133 (70.7%)	1.80 (0.96-3.49)	1.62 (0.78-3.35)	0.19
	≤24	63 (27.6%)	27 (14.4%)	3.84 (1.81-8.15)	3.8 (1.82-10.0)	0.001
Anxiety	No anxiety	163 (71.5%)	160 (85.1%)	1	1
	Having anxiety	65 (28.5%)	28 (14.9%)	1.32 (0.85-2.05)	1.30 (1.10-3.64)	0.021

Key: 1 = reference. Variable with values < 0.05.