Table 3.
Factors associated with newborn follow-up visit after hospital discharge within seven days
| Bivariate analysis | Multivariable analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-value | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-value |
| Maternal Characteristics | ||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| < 21 | Reference | |||||
| 21–30 | 0.76 | [0.41, 1.39] | .369 | |||
| > 30 | 0.77 | [0.41, 1.44] | .77 | |||
| Education | ||||||
| Primary | 0.90 | [0.51, 1.59] | .722 | 0.89 | [0.50, 1.57] | .682 |
| Secondary | Reference | |||||
| Matrica and higher | 1.43 | [0.99, 2.05] | .054 | 1.47 | [1.02, 2.12] | .037 |
| Maternal Income | ||||||
| None | Reference | |||||
| Salary/Wages/Grants | 0.96 | [0.62, 1.48] | .841 | – | – | – |
| Travel time to local clinic | ||||||
| < 1 h | Reference | |||||
| ≥ 1 h | 0.82 | [0.59, 1.15] | .252 | – | – | – |
| Number of children | ||||||
| 0 | Reference | |||||
| 1 | 0.70 | [0.45, 1.08] | .107 | – | – | – |
| 2 | 1.07 | [0.66, 1.75] | .779 | – | – | – |
| ≥ 3 | 0.97 | [0.53, 1.79] | .933 | – | – | – |
| Pregnancy Complication | ||||||
| None | Reference | |||||
| Maternalb | 1.06 | [0.71, 1.59] | .777 | – | – | – |
| Deliveryc | 1.38 | [0.87, 2.18] | .170 | – | – | – |
| Delivery Type | ||||||
| Vaginal | Reference | |||||
| Scheduled CSd | 1.21 | [0.81, 1.80] | .343 | – | – | – |
| Emergency CS | 0.98 | [0.63, 1.54] | .944 | – | – | – |
| Newborn characteristics | ||||||
| Gestational age | ||||||
| 34–36 weeks | 1.61 | [1.03, 2.53] | .037 | 1.67 | [1.07, 2.63] | .026 |
| 37–42 weeks | Reference | |||||
| Birth weight (grams) | ||||||
| 1800–2499 | 1.15 | [0.79, 1.69] | .466 | – | – | – |
| 2500–4000 | Reference | |||||
| > 4000 | 1.45 | [0.64, 3.30] | .374 | – | – | – |
| Sex (male) | 1.02 | [0.73, 1.41] | .903 | |||
| Length of stay (hours) | ||||||
| 0–24 | 1.12 | [0.71, 1.77] | .620 | – | – | – |
| 25–48 | 1.03 | [0.65, 1.66] | .889 | – | – | – |
| 49–72 | Reference | |||||
| 73–96 | 1.42 | [0.84, 2.42] | .195 | – | – | – |
| > 96 | 1.61 | [0.87, 2.95] | .127 | – | – | – |
aMatric: completion or graduation from secondary school
bMaternal condition: anemia, gestational diabetes, HIV, hypertension, preeclampsia
cDelivery condition: breech presentation, failure to progress, fetal distress, placental abruption, twin gestation
dCS caesarean section