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. 2025 Oct 8;25:1042. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-08143-5

Table 2.

Factors associated with contact and effective coverage of newborn postnatal care among women who gave birth in the last two years preceding the survey, EDHS 2019, Ethiopia (n = 2105)

Contact coverage Effective coverage
Variables aOR (95%CI) aOR (95%CI)
Mothers' age
 15-24 1
 25-34 - 1.90 (1.34, 2.68) ***
 35-49  2.40 (1.49, 3.85) ***
Mothers’ education
 No education 1 1
 Primary Education 1.20(0.91, 1.60) 1.17 (0.81, 1.70)
 Secondary 1.07 (0.75, 1.53) 1.56 (1.02, 2.38) *
Wealth index
 Poorer 1 1
 Middle 1.49 (1.01, 2.18) * 1.26 (0.79, 2.00)
 Rich 1.31 (0.93, 1.85) 0.72 (0.46, 1.13)
Residence
 Urban 1 1
 Rural 1.23(0.89, 1.70) 1.00 (0.67, 1.49)
Region
 Developed 1
 Developing 1.17 (0.89, 1.54) 1.68 (1.19, 2.38) **
 City 1.53 (1.04, 2.25) * 1.98 (1.27, 3.07) **
Birth interval
 <24 months 1  -
 >=24 months 1.19 (0.81, 1.75)
 Prime 0.98 (0.64, 1.49)
ANC contacts
 No 1 1
 1-3 contacts 1.88 (1.22, 2.89) ** 1.88 (0.93, 3.76)
 4 or more contacts 3.25 (2.11, 4.99) *** 2.53 (1.27, 5.03) **
Place of delivery
 Home 1
 Other health facility 34.60 (23.39, 51.28) *** 17.85 (8.97, 35.54) ***
Media
 No 1
 Yes 1.07 (0.80, 1.43) 1.10 (0.76, 1.58)

1 reference, * significant at <0.05, ** significant at <0.01, and *** significant at <0.001, aOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, - not eligible for multivariable regression analysis