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. 2025 Mar 7;13:1417869. doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1417869

Table 5.

Crude and adjusted binary logistic regression analysis for factors associated with parental satisfaction with neonates care in NICU at referral hospitals in eastern Ethiopia, 2023 (n = 408).

Variable Satisfaction Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) p value
Satisfied N (%) Dissatisfied N (%)
Residence
Rural 116 (63.4) 67 (36.6) 2.60 (1.74–3.88) 2.13 (1.33–3.43) 0.002
Urban 90 (40) 135 (60) 1 1
Length of hospital stay
≤7 days 107 (74.8) 36 (25.2) 5.7 (3.36–9.59) 4.25 (2.08–8.69) 0.000
8–14 days 55 (40.1) 82 (59.9) 1.28 (0.78–2.11) 1.56 (0.87–2.81) 0.136
≥15 days 44 (34.4) 84 (65.5) 1
Gestational age
Preterm 58 (36.0) 103 (64.0) 1 1
Term 134 (59.3) 92 (40.7) 2.59 (1.70–3.92) 0.89 (0.47–1.69) 0.727
Post term 14 (66.7) 7 (33.3) 3.55 (1.36–9.30) 2.27 (0.64–8.05) 0.202
Birth weight
LBW 53 (34.2) 102 (65.8) 1 1
Normal birth weight 136 (62.7) 81 (37.3) 3.23 (2.10–4.97) 1.08 (0.547–2.12) 0.830
Macrosomia 17 (51.5) 16 (48.5) 2.04 (0.95–4.37) 0.97 (0.35–2.71) 0.954
Breast feeding
Yes 165 (58.9) 115 (41.1) 3.04 (1.96–4.73) 2.46 (1.48–4.09) 0.001
No 41 (32.0) 87 (68.0) 1 1
Mode of delivery
CS 47 (38.8) 74 (61.2) 1 1
SVD 146 (57.0) 110 (43.0) 2.09 (1.34–3.25) 1.57 (0.93–2.66) 0.094
Instrumental 13 (41.9) 18 (58.1) 1.14 (0.51–2.53) 1.09 (0.43–2.75) 0.657
Numbers current birth
Single 193 (53.9) 165 (46.1) 3.33 (1.71–6.48) 4.16 (1.91–9.03) 0.000
Multiple 13 (26.0) 37 (74.0) 1 1
Availability and quality of family room
Satisfied 106 (71.1) 43 (28.9) 3.63 (2.30–5.74) 2.36 (1.40–3.99) 0.001
Dissatisfied 76 (40.4) 112 (59.6) 1 1
Neutral 24 (38.8) 47 (66.2) 0.75 (0.42–1.33) 0.65 (0.33–1.25) 0.198
Being allowed to have visitors
Satisfied 92 (57.9) 67 (42.1) 1.83 (1.19–2.80) 1.32 (0.79–2.19) 0.282
Dissatisfied 81 (42.9) 108 (57.1) 1 1
Neutral 33 (55.0) 27 (45.0) 1.63 (0.91–2.92) 1.24 (0.62–2.51) 0.541

Bold: statistically significant at p value <0.05; COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; CS, cesarean section; SVD, spontaneous vaginal delivery; LBW, low birth weight; 1, reference.