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. 2014 Sep 30;14:342. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-342

Table 3.

Results of regression analysis on maternal-child services and neonatal care practice factors of neonatal mortality among low birth weight

Variables Case n = 250 (%) Control n = 250 (%) Crude OR 95% CI p-value Adjusted OR 95% CI p-value
Maternal-child health services
Referral
Appropriate 155 (62.0) 101 (40.4) 1 0.67 1 0.77
Inappropriate 95 (38.0) 149 (59.6) 0.86 (0.69-1.23) 0.93 (0.02-5.92)
Neonatal visit
Appropriate 198 (79.2) 239 (95.6) 1 <0.01 1 <0.01
Inappropriate 52 (20.8) 11 (4.4) 10.15 (5.47-18.84) 7.04 (3.67-13.49)
Neonatal care practice
Time of first bath
Immediately 16 (6.4) 5 (2.0) 3.35 (1.21-9.29) 0.02 2.03 (0.24-16.96) 0.51
Delay (≥12 hours) 234 (93.6) 245 (98.0) 1 1
Bath twice a day
No 246 (98.4) 237 (94.8) 1 0.04 1 0.65
Yes 4 (1.6) 13 (5.2) 0.30 (0.09-0.92) 1.55 (0.23-10.45)
Kangaroo mother care (KMC)
Not practice 248 (99.2) 206 (82.4) 26.49 (6.35-110.57) <0.01 15.32 (2.85-82.56) 0.01
Practice 2 (0.8) 44 (17.6) 1 1
Use warm bottle pack
Not practice 241 (96.4) 140 (56.0) 21.04 (10.34-2.83) <0.01 20.70 (6.32-67.80) <0.01
Practice 9 (3.6) 110 (44.0) 1 1
Use lamp bulb
Not practice 241 (96.4) 211 (84.4) 3.33 (0.97-11.42) 0.06 0.42 (0.10-1.70) 0.23
Practice 9 (3.6) 39 (15.6) 1 1
Use ‘ didaring
Not practice 225 (90.0) 147 (58.8) 3.32 (2.00-5.50) <0.01 4.33 (1.83-10.19) <0.01
Practice 25 (10.0) 103 (41.2) 1 1
Umbilical cord care
Appropriate 230 (92.0) 228 (91.2) 1 1.00 1 1.00
Inappropriate 20 (8.0) 22 (8.8) 0.99 0.99
Hand wash before touch baby
No 247 (98.8) 238 (95.2) 4.51 (1.16-14.89) 0.06 6.62 (0.16-28.41) 0.32
Yes 3 (1.2) 12 (4.8) 1 1
Initiation of breastfeeding
Late (>1 hour) 219 (87.6) 131 (52.4) 6.42 (4.09-10.07) <0.01 2.03 (1.09-3.80) 0.03
Early 31 (12.4) 119 (47.6) 1 1
Discard colostrums
No 119 (47.6) 224 (89.6) 1 <0.01 1 <0.01
Yes 131 (52.4) 26 (10.4) 9.48 (5.89-15.27) 3.53 (1.93-6.43)
Exclusive breastfeeding (n = 462)
No 195 (92.0) 117 (46.8) 13.0 (7.8-22.0) <0.01 5.58 (2.89-10.77) <0.01
Yes 17 (8.0) 133 (53.2) 1 1