Table 3 Relationship between limited comprehensive HL and current obstetric characteristics of studied pregnant women attending ANC clinics in Mansoura district, Egypt, 2020 (n = 382)
From: Health literacy of pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Mansoura district, Egypt
Obstetric characteristics | Limited HL (n = 305) N (%) | Sufficient HL (n = 77) N (%) | Test of significance χ2 | COR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gestational age | ||||
Second trimester | 101 (77.1) | 30 (22.9) | P > 0.05 | 1.3 (0.77–2.16) |
Third trimester | 204 (81.3) | 47 (18.7) | 1 (r) | |
Gravidity | ||||
Prim gravida | 67 (84.8) | 12 (15.2) | P > 0.05 | 1.5 (0.78–2.99) |
Multigravida | 238 (78.5) | 65 (21.5) | 1 (r) | |
Parity | ||||
Nullipara | 88 (83) | 18 (17) | P > 0.05 | 1.3 (0.74–2.38%) |
Multipara | 217 (78.6) | 59 (21.4) | 1 (r) | |
Current pregnancy planning | ||||
Planned | 193 (75.1) | 64 (24.9) | P ≤ 0.05* | 1 (r) |
Unplanned | 112 (89.6) | 13 (10.4) | 2.9 (1.51–5.42) | |
Age at marriage(a) | ||||
≤ 20 years | 194 (91.5) | 18 (8.5) | P ≤ 0.05* | 5.7 (3.22–10.20) |
> 20 years | 111 (65.3) | 59 (34.7) | 1 (r) | |
Age at first child(a) | ||||
≤ 21 years | 198 (93.4) | 14 (6.6) | P ≤ 0.05* | 8.3 (4.46–15.56) |
> 21 years | 107 (62.9) | 63 (37.1) | 1 (r) | |
Abortion history | ||||
Yes | 99 (73.9) | 35 (26.1) | P ≤ 0.05* | 1 (r) |
No | 206 (83.1) | 42 (16.9) | 1.7 (1.04–2.89) | |
Health problems in previous pregnancies** | ||||
Yes | 65 (86.7) | 10 (13.3) | P ≤ 0.05* | 1.7 (1.04–2.88) |
No | 152 (75.6) | 49 (24.4) | 1 (r) | |
Previous labor method** | ||||
Normal | 39 (70.9) | 16 (29.1) | P > 0.05 | 1 (r) |
Cesarian | 178 (80.5) | 43 (19.5) | 1.7 (0.87–3.32) | |
Previous labor site** | ||||
Health facility | 215 (78.5) | 59 (21.5) | FET | |
Home | 2 (100) | 0 | P > 0.05 | |