Table 3.
Correlation of all infant and maternal factors with number of times attending follow-up and early intervention services by multivariate linear regression analysis
| Variable | B | Std. Err | P-value | 95.0% Confidence Interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||||
| Infant’s factors | Sex of baby | -0.14 | 0.20 | 0.47 | -0.56 | 0.26 |
| Gestational age | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.23 | -0.05 | 0.22 | |
| Days in NICU* | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04* | 0.00 | 0.03 | |
| Weight of baby | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.21 | -0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Twin | 0.21 | 0.221 | 0.32 | -0.21 | 0.65 | |
| Mother’s factors | Mother's age | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.8 | -0.02 | 0.03 |
| Mother’s education* | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.03* | 0.02 | 0.5 | |
| Numbers of children* | -0.26 | 0.12 | 0.03* | -0.52 | -0.02 | |
| Not being aware* | -2.10 | 0.23 | 0.00* | -2.57 | -1.61 | |
| Not being referred by a physician* | -0.57 | 0.24 | 0.02* | -1.05 | -0.09 | |
| Felt not necessary | -0.27 | 0.26 | 0.29 | -0.80 | 0.24 | |
*
Remained significant after multivariate analysis (P ≤ 0.05).