Table 1 Association of selected socio-demographic characteristics with preterm and post term births on neonates delivered in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, April-July, 2014

 Ayder Referral

139

12.1

13

4

 Adwa

198

17.2

21

14

 Lemlem Karl

147

12.8

4

12

 Suhl

143

12.4

15

14

 Kahsay Abera

102

8.8

12

0

 Kidist Mariam

213

18.5

17

7

 Adigrat

210

18.2

11

18

 Rural

397

34.5

40 (ref)

21 (ref)

 Urban

755

65.5

53 (0.68, 0.44–1.04)

48 (1.17, 0.69–1.99)

0.08,0.55

 Unable to read

275

23.9

34 (ref)

14 (ref)

 Primary

338

29.3

25 (0.56, 0.32–0.97)

19 (1.04, 0.51–2.13)

0.042, 0.89

 Secondary

361

31.3

20 (0.41, 0.23–0.7)

18 (0.90, 0.44–1.85)

0.003, 0.78

 Tertiary

178

15.5

14 (0.64, 0.33–1.23)

18 (1.99, 0.96–4.14)

0.18, 0.06

 Poor

327

32.2

39 (ref)

14 (ref)

ref

 Medium

316

31.1

15 (0.36, 0.19–0.68)

16 (1.09, 0.52–2.29)

0.002,0.80

 Rich

373

36.7

29 (0.65, 0.39–1.08)

31 (1.93, 1.01–3.71)

0.097,0.04

 Married

1071

93.0

83 (ref)

59 (ref)

ref

 Other

81

7.0

10 (1.83,0.9–3.71)

10 (2.58,1.25–5.29)

0.092,0.01