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Table 4 Multi-variable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with appropriate thermal care

From: Newborn thermal care practices in two urban slums in southern Ghana: evidence from a concurrent mixed methods study

  

Child received appropriate thermal care at birth

Total

Appropriate thermal care

Unadjusted binary logistic regression model

Adjusted binary logistic regression model

Characteristics

N

n (%)

COR [95% CI]

P-value

AOR [95% CI]

P-value

N

279

69 (24.7)

    

Age group of new-born mother

      

 <25 years

82

10 (12.2)

1.00 [reference]

 

1.00 [reference]

 

 25–34 years

157

45 (28.7)

2.79 [1.34, 5.81]

0.006

2.76 [1.04, 7.38]

0.042

 35–44 years

40

14 (35.0)

3.78 [1.52, 9.39]

0.004

4.67 [1.04, 20.90]

0.044

Wealth index quintiles

      

 Poorest

55

5 (9.1)

1.00 [reference]

 

1.00 [reference]

 

 Poorer

56

8 (14.3)

1.61 [0.51, 5.04]

0.414

1.64 [0.36, 7.38]

0.521

 Middle

56

15 (26.8)

3.43 [1.19, 9.86]

0.022

4.78 [1.02, 22.50]

0.048

 Richer

56

20 (35.7)

5.16 [1.84, 14.49]

0.002

3.07 [0.71, 13.29]

0.134

 Richest

56

21 (37.5)

5.56 [1.98, 15.58]

0.001

2.53 [0.64, 9.98]

0.185

Distance to nearest health facility

      

 1–2 km

129

55 (42.6)

1.00 [reference]

 

1.00 [reference]

 

 3–5 km

113

10 (8.8)

0.14 [0.07, 0.28]

< 0.001

0.14 [0.05, 0.37]

< 0.001

 >5 km

37

4 (10.8)

0.18 [0.06, 0.51]

0.001

0.22 [0.06, 0.82]

0.023

Weight of newborn at birth

      

 Normal birth weight

194

64 (33.0)

1.00 [reference]

 

1.00 [reference]

 

 Low birth weight

85

5 (5.9)

0.14 [0.06, 0.34]

< 0.001

0.49 [0.13, 1.86]

0.292

Number of ANC visits during pregnancy

      

 No ANC visit

31

0 (0.0)

1.00 [reference]

 

1.00 [reference]

 

 1–4 visits

55

2 (3.6)

2.94 [0.14, 63.30]

0.490

6.01 [0.01, 2968.94]

0.571

 4 + visits

193

67 (34.7)

33.62 [2.03, 557.97]

0.014

8.27 [0.02, 3916.28]

0.501

Place of delivery

      

 Home delivery

40

0 (0.0)

1.00 [reference]

 

1.00 [reference]

 

 Public health facility

223

63 (28.3)

32.05 [1.94, 529.08]

0.015

0.47 [0.00, 93.43]

0.781

 Private health facility

16

6 (37.5)

50.14 [2.61, 963.24]

0.009

0.74 [0.00, 202.31]

0.915

Had skilled delivery

      

 Yes

179

68 (38.0)

40.75 [7.90, 210.12]

< 0.001

20.47 [2.96, 141.40]

0.002

 No

100

1 (1.0)

1.00 [reference]

 

1.00 [reference]

 

Delivered by caesarean section

      

 Yes

266

62 (23.3)

1.00 [reference]

 

1.00 [reference]

 

 No

13

7 (53.8)

3.78 [1.27, 11.21]

0.017

1.36 [0.35, 5.39]

0.658

  1. COR: crude odds ratio. AOR: adjusted odds ratio