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. 2018 Dec 31;8(12):e021431. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021431

Table 3.

Simple ORs (95% CI) of non-use of essential newborn care items, according to the mothers’ socioeconomic variables (Brazil, 2011–2012)

No reference to health facility Antenatal corticosteroids not used Partograph not used No continuous social support No early skin-to-skin contact No breast feeding in first hour of birth
Simple OR (95% CI) Simple OR (95% CI) Simple OR (95% CI) Simple OR (95% CI) Simple OR (95% CI) Simple OR (95% CI)
Mother’s age (years)
 12–19 1.37 (1.23 to 1.52) 1.60 (1.08 to 2.38) 0.97 (0.86 to 1.09) 1.14 (0.96 to 1.34) 0.99 (0.89 to 1.11) 0.76 (0.68 to 0.86)
 20–34 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−)
 35 or more 0.92 (0.82 to 1.04) 0.73 (0.50 to 1.05) 1.23 (1.03 to 1.45) 0.74 (0.65 to 0.85) 1.04 (0.91 to 1.18) 1.45 (1.28 to 1.64)
Mother’s years of schooling
 ≤7 2.23 (1.81 to 2.75) 1.85 (0.99 to 3.48) 0.83 (0.60 to 1.16) 4.24 (3.05 to 5.89) 0.90 (0.64 to 1.27) 0.34 (0.27 to 0.42)
  8–10 1.89 (1.53 to 2.32) 2.22 (1.14 to 4.31) 0.58 (0.41 to 0.81) 3.37 (2.40 to 4.73) 1.01 (0.73 to 1.42) 0.38 (0.30 to 0.47)
 11–14 1.48 (1.23 to 1.77) 1.33 (0.71 to 2.48) 0.59 (0.42 to 0.81) 2.46 (1.88 to 3.24) 1.13 (0.84 to 1.54) 0.54 (0.46 to 0.65)
  15 or more 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−)
Social class
 A+B 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−)
 C 1.40 (1.22 to 1.60) 1.14 (0.73 to 1.78) 1.06 (0.89 to 1.25) 2.15 (1.78 to 2.58) 0.94 (0.78 to 1.13) 0.64 (0.55 to 0.74)
 D+E 1.82 (1.48 to 2.24) 1.60 (0.84 to 3.06) 1.88 (1.46 to 2.42) 4.00 (2.96 to 5.41) 0.91 (0.73 to 1.14) 0.46 (0.38 to 0.55)
Antenatal care
 Inadequate 1.91 (1.68 to 2.18) 1.50 (1.00 to 2.26) 1.34 (1.13 to 1.60) 1.83 (1.51 to 2.21) 0.96 ()0.82 to 1.13) 0.68 (0.59 to 0.78)
 Adequate 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−)
Type of delivery
 Caesarean 0.69 (0.63 to 0.77) 0.44 (0.29 to 0.65) 4.74 (3.59 to 6.25) 1.10 (0.85 to 1.42) 4.06 (3.38 to 4.88) 3.04 (2.62 to 3.53)
 Vaginal 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−) 1 (−)