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Table 5 Determinants of Good Newborn Care Practices among respondents

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

Variable

Good Thermal Protection Practices(N=179)

Unadjusted OR (95%CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age of mother

 18-25 yearsRef

1

1

 26-30 years

0.7 (0.5-1.1)

0.8 (0.6-1.1)

 31-35 years

1.0 (0.8-1.2)

1.2 (1.1-1.7)

 >35 years

1.3 (1.1-2.2)

1.3 (1.2-1.9)

p value*

.028

 

Child’s Mother religion

 HinduRef

1

1

 Muslim/Sikh/Others

1.0 (0.8-1.4)

0.9 (0.7-1.3)

p value

0.059

 

Child’s Mother education

 ≤10thRef

1

1

 >10th

2.0 (1.7-2.5)

1.9 (2.1-2.2)

p value

0.038

 

Child’s Mother occupation

 Housewife Ref

1

1

 Working

0.7 (0.5-1.6)

0.7 (0.6-1.2)

p value

0.098

 

Socio-economic status

 IRef

1

1

 II

0.6 (0.4-1.2)

0.6 (0.5-1.3)

 III

0.5 (0.4-1.1)

0.5 (0.4-1.1)

 IV

0.5 (0.3-1.2)

0.5 (0.4-1.2)

 V

0.4 (0.3-1.3)

0.4 (0.3-1.4)

p value

0.023

 

Type of family

 NuclearRef

1

1

 Joint

1.4 (1.2-1.7)

1.4 (1.3-1.8)

p value

0.041

 

Type of delivery

 Home Ref

1

1

 Institutional

1.2 (1.1-1.7)

1.2 (1.1-1.6)

p value

0.028

 
  1. *P-value is of unadjusted odds ratio