Table.

Infuence of factors on use of oil massage in young neonates prior to admission

Factor	Total	Oil applied		Oil not applied		p value
		No.	%	No.	%
Residence
Urban	217	50	64.1	167	55.9
Suburban	62	6	7.7	56	18.7	0.064
Rural	98	22	28.2	76	25.4
Total	377	78	100	299	100
Season of birth
Spring	116	23	27.7	93	28.2
Summer	115	28	33.7	87	26.4
Autumn	104	18	21.7	86	26.0	0.567
Winter	78	14	16.9	64	19.4
Total	413	83	100	330	100
Place of birth
Home	116	71	85.5	45	14.0
Hospital/clinic	289	12	14.5	277	86.0	0.000
Total	405	83	100	322	100
Maternal education
Illiterate	37	14	17.5	23	7.2
Up to Class V	114	30	37.5	84	26.4
Class VI to XII	208	35	43.8	173	54.4	0.001
≥Class XIII	39	1	1.2	38	12.0
Total	398	80	100	318	100
Maternal occupation
Housewifery	279	34	91.9	245	88.4
Service	35	3	8.1	32	11.6	0.557
Total	314	37	100	277	100
Socioeconomic class (total monthly income in Taka)
<2,000	16	6	9.0	10	3.9
2,000-3,999	72	20	29.8	52	20.0	0.321
4,000-7,999	134	23	34.3	111	42.9
≥8,000	104	18	26.9	86	33.2
Total	326	67	100	259	100