Level and factors associated with birth preparedness and complication readiness among semi-pastoral pregnant women in southern Ethiopia, 2016

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the level of birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) and associated factors among semi-pastoral pregnant women in southern, Ethiopia. RESULT: This dataset contains the full data collected from 746 pregnant women. Birth preparedness and complication readiness among women in southern Ethiopia was 27.1%. The main predictors for BRCP were attending formal education (AOR = 4.65, 95% CI 2.45–8.63), husband occupation [merchant (AOR = 3.83, 95% CI 1.52–9.64)], spouse attending formal education (AOR = 3.35, 95% CI (1.83–6.14), ANC visits > 4 times (AOR = 17.78, 95% CI 7.11–44.47). In addition, knowledge of women at least two danger signs during pregnancy, delivery and after delivery (AOR = 3.32, 95% CI 1.64–6.69), (AOR = 3.13, 95% CI 1.58–6.20) and (AOR = 3.75, 95% CI 1.93–7.28) respectively were significantly associated with BPCR. In conclusion, the proportion of BPCR among women in southern Ethiopia was found to be low. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-018-3539-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.