Self-medication practices among pregnant women in Ethiopia

Table 4 Association of self-medication practice and other variables among pregnant women

Variables	Self-medication use		Univariable	Multivariable
Variables	Yes	No	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
Age
< 35	134	118	2.74 (1.25–5.99)	2.18 (1.62–9.15)	0.032*
≥ 35	42	101	1.0	1.0
Residence
Rural	115	71	3.604 (2.35–6.59)	3.01 (1.43–10.19)	0.017*
Town	71	158	1.0	1.0
Occupation
Farmer	109	69	3.733 (0.918–10.73)	2.54 (0.73–11.08)	0.067
Merchant	26	55	1.118 (0.64–4.79)	0.812 (0.251–3.17)
Employee	19	4	11.23 (1.07–21.915)	5.035 (0.87–20.35)
Housewife	22	52	1.0	1.0
Stage of pregnancy
1st trimester	41	20	3.613 (0.831–9.73)	1.78 (0.56–5.340)	0.321
2nd trimester	76	95	1.41 (0.371–3.04)	0.97 (0.034–5.321)
3rd trimester	59	104	1.0	1.0
Previous medication use
Yes	163	100	11.9 (2.54–31.07)	5.02 (1.24–12.93)	0.015*
No	13	119	1.0
Distance from health center
≥ 5 km	170	120	2.34 (1.68–4.61)	1.37 (0.56–6.031)	0.135
< 5 km	6	99	1.0	1.0

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