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Table 3 Factors associated with mother’s knowledge on neonatal danger signs at Woldia general hospital, January–May, 2017

From: Low level of knowledge about neonatal danger signs and its associated factors among postnatal mothers attending at Woldia general hospital, Ethiopia

Characteristics

Knowledge on neonatal danger sign

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Good(N)

Poor(N)

Age of mother’s(year)

< 18

1

21

1

1

18–35

20

121

1.62(1.41–2.96)*

1.50(0.19–2.41)

36–45

2

31

3.46(2.30–5.71)*

1.33(1.99–3.08)**

> 45

0

1

0.84(0.41–3.16)*

0.75(0.57–1.95)

Marital status

Married

19

144

1

1

Single

3

23

1.80(1.54–6.10)

1.60 (0.39–4.32)

Divorce

0

6

2.88(0.46–4.31) *

1.33 (0.89–4.08)**

Widowed

1

1

3.94 (0.31–4.26)*

2.50 (0.29–4.31)**

Mother education

Can’t read and write

1

49

1

1

Can read and write

4

25

10.86(2.50–75.43)*

4.50 (2.18–7.51)

Grade 1–8

2

34

9.83(2.61–55.65)*

5.33 (2.99–6.08)

Grade 9–10

7

30

4.54 (0.31–5.26)

7.72(1.39–63.46)**

Grade 11–12

2

18

6.18 (2.42–11.51)

3.05 (1.83–6.90)**

Diploma & above

7

18

10.2 (5.43–23.01)*

3.48 (1.57–8.72)**

Mother’s occupation

Housewife

12

113

1

1

Merchant

2

18

9.76(3.50–45.23)

4.05 (2.26–8.37)

Gov’t Employee

6

25

10.83(2.61–95.74)*

5.57 (2.82–9.81)**

Student

2

12

9.83(1.38–83.27)*

3.48 (0.78–5.89)**

Others

1

6

3.11 (1.26, 8.48)

1.33 (0.28, 7.18)

Husband’s education

Can’t read and write

1

27

1

1

Can read and write

3

35

2.52(0.81–4.85)*

1.62(0.91–2.86)

Grade 1–8

1

30

2.66(1.40–4.81)*

0.96(0.40–1.81)

Grade 9–10

5

29

2.88(0.37–4.65)

0.78(0.47–1.55)

Grade 11–12

3

17

9.73 (3.44–27.96)

4.92 (1.29–12.81)**

Diploma & above

10

36

13.8 (4.12–44.54)*

4.81 (1.43–12.46)

ANC

Yes

22

150

6.71 (4.27–17.49)*

2.88 (1.15, 4.85)**

No

1

24

1

 

Place of delivery

Home

1

31

0.28 (0.23–2.57)

 

Hospital

19

130

2.18 (1.44–3.63)*

 

Health Center

3

13

1

1

Mother’s residence

Urban

19

101

2.77 (1.55, 4.93)*

0.78(0.47–1.65)**

Rural

4

73

1

1

Distance to health institution

< 5 km

14

72

5.66 (2.82–7.82)

2.72(0.46–3.85)

5-20 km

7

56

1.67 (0.98–2.49)*

0.46(0.30–0.81)**

> 20 km

2

46

1.33 (0.88–7.89)*

0.78(0.47–1.75)**

Danger signs information to mother

Yes

20

85

7.77 (3.96–16.07)

3.48 (1.40–9.49)**

No

3

89

1

1

  1. * P-value < 0.2; ** p-value < 0.05