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Table 4 Determinants of Good Knowledge about thermal protection among respondents

From: Newborn thermal care in western Uttar Pradesh — gap analysis between knowledge and practices

Variable

Thermal Protection (Have Good knowledge n=237)

Unadjusted OR (95%CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age of mother

 18-25 yearsRef

1

1

 26-30 years

1.0 (0.7-1.5)

0.9 (0.7-1.8)

 31-35 years

0.9 (0.7-1.6)

0.8 (0.6-1.8)

 >35 years

1.4 (1.1-2.2)

1.3 (1.1-2.1)

p value*

0.037

Child’s Mother religion

 HinduRef

1

1

 Muslim/Sikh/Other

1.3 (1.2-2.1)

1.3 (1.1-2.2)

p value

0.032

Child’s Mother education

 ≤10thRef

1

1

 >10th

1.8 (1.6-2.7)

2.1 (1.8-2.8)

p value

0.028

Child’s Mother occupation

 Housewife Ref

1

1

 Working

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

0.7 (0.5-1.2)

p value

0.031

Socio-economic status

 IRef

1

1

 II

1.0 (0.8-1.2)

1.0 (0.9-1.1)

 III

0.8 (0.5-1.2)

0.6 (0.4-1.2)

 IV

0.8 (0.7-1.3)

0.7 (0.5-1.1)

 V

0.7 (0.5-1.1)

0.5 (0.4-1.2)

p value

0.059

Type of family

 NuclearRef

1

1

 Joint

0.9 (0.7-1.4)

0.8 (0.5-1.3)

p value

0.052

  1. *P-value is of unadjusted odds ratio