Table 2.
Multivariable logistic regression analysis result for awareness about neonatal danger signs among mothers/caregivers of neonate in developing regional states of Ethiopia, February, 2021
| Characteristics and categories | Awareness about neonatal danger signs | COR | AOR | 95% CI | Sig | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 825) | Yes (n = 401) | LL | UL | ||||
| Region [Afar = Ref] | 195 | 112 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Benishangul Gumuz | 203 | 104 | 0.89 | 1.61 | 1.09 | 2.39 | 0.017** |
| Ethiopia Somali | 197 | 101 | 0.89 | 1.20 | .83 | 1.74 | 0.342 |
| Gambela | 230 | 84 | 0.64*** | 1.36 | .85 | 2.183 | 0.199 |
| Refugee | 150 | 48 | 0.61*** | 0.62 | .43 | .90 | 0.011** |
| Age of the Mother [< 25 = Ref] | 361 | 151 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 25–34 | 374 | 205 | 1.31** | 1.258 | .96 | 1.64 | 0.091* |
| 35+ | 90 | 45 | 1.20 | 1.10 | .72 | 1.68 | .664 |
| Religion [Christian = Ref] | 310 | 117 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Muslim | 472 | 273 | 1.53*** | 1.75 | 1.2 | 2.55 | 0.004*** |
| Others | 43 | 11 | 0.68 | .71 | .35 | 1.46 | .352 |
|
Asks permission to travel to health facility [No = Ref] |
430 | 261 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 395 | 140 | 0.58*** | 0.48 | .37 | .63 | 0.000*** |
| Trust and Frequency of Information Receipt | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | |||||
| Media (TV, Radio, Newspaper, SMS, Leaflet, and Poster) | 6.74 (0.31) | 7.63 (0.47) | 1.01 | .10 | .98 | 1.01 | .583 |
| Health Workforce | 16.88 (0.41) | 19.50 (0.55) | 1.020*** | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.02 | .272 |
| Health Institution | 4.75 (0.29) | 7.31 (0.64) | 1.024*** | 1.01 | 1 | 1.03 | 0.044** |
| Other sources including community | 16.00 (0.54) | 21.61 (0.84) | 1.021*** | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.000*** |
| Proportion with good awareness about danger signs | 0.327 | Number of observations | 1226 | ||||
| Pseudo r-squared | 0.061 | Prob > chi2 | 0.000 | ||||
| Chi-square | 94.071 | ||||||
| Akaike crit. (AIC) | 1483.817 | Bayesian crit. (BIC) | 1555.379 | ||||
*** p < .01, ** p < .05, * p < .1