Table 3.

Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses of factors for neonatal jaundice neonates admitted to NICU in Dessie Town public hospitals in the Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2020.

Variable (N = 218)	Category	Jaundice		COR [95% CI]	AOR [95% CI]
		Yes	No
Maternal parity	Prime para	38	34	5.68 [3.05, 10.74]	5.58 [1.66, 18.82]
	Multi para	24	122	1	1
Residence	Urban	28	92	1	1
	Rural	34	64	1.75 [0.96, 3.16]	1.84 [0.99, 3.38]
PROM	Yes	14	9	3.18 [1.36, 7.44]	1.38 [0.22, 8.78]
	No	48	147	1	1
Gestational age	< 37 weeks	48	85	2.86 [1.46, 5.62]	6.03 [1.41, 25.79]*
	> 37 weeks	14	71	1	1
Neonatal sex	Male	41	69	2.46 [1.33, 4.55]	5.42 [1.37, 21.49]
	Female	21	87	1	1
Birth asphyxia	Yes	8	4	5.63 [1.63, 19.45]	2.40 [0.30, 19.60]
	No	54	152	1	1
Sepsis	Yes	24	31	2.55 [1.34, 4.85]	10.13 [2.36, 43.56)*
	No	38	125	1	1
Prolonged labor	Yes	12	9	3.52 [1.38, 8.99]	9.03 [1.67, 48.33]*
	No	50	147	1	1
Birth trauma	Yes	22	9	8.98 [3.84, 21.03]	22.65 [3.64, 74.82]
	No	40	147	1	1
Family/sibling history	Yes	19	7	10.83 [4.06, 28.81]	13.01 [4.79, 35.38
	No	43	149	1	1
ABO incompatibility	Yes	12	7	4.84 [1.36, 17.16]	24.55 [1.58, 68.83)*
	No	47	152	1	1
Low APGAR score	Less than 7	42	66	2.80 [1.52, 7.03]	7.34 [1.34, 39.65]*
	More than 7	20	90	1	1
Rh incompatibility	Yes	7	5	4.47 [1.04, 19.33]	30.40 [2.01, 66.20]*
	No	55	151	1	1

*P-value <0.05 with 95% CI.