Table 3.
Linear regression analysis of predictors of knowledge of NR among health care providers.
| Characteristics | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Β | 95%CI | P-value | β adj. | 95%CI | P-value | |
| Age in completed years, Mean [SD] | 0.01 | (-0.03,0.05) | 0.62 | NS | ||
| Sex of care provider, n (%) | ||||||
| Female | 0.47 | (0.11,0.83) | 0.00 | NS | ||
| Male | 1 | |||||
| Current qualification of care provider, n (%) | ||||||
| MD/HO | 0.71 | -0.20,1.62 | 0.13 | NS | ||
| Midwifes | 1.65 | (1.17,2.12) | 0.00 | |||
| Nurse | 1 | |||||
| Work experience in years, (Mean ± SD) | -0.020 | (-0.04,-0.01) | 0.03 | NS | ||
| Providers trained on NR, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 1 | |||||
| Yes | 1.11 | (0.67,1.55) | 0.00 | 2.65 | (0.65,4.62) | 0.00 |
| Residence of care provider, n (%) | ||||||
| Urban | 1 | |||||
| Rural | -0.99 | (-1.34,-0.63) | 0.00 | NS | ||
| Provider has copy of job description, N=218 | ||||||
| Yes | 1 | |||||
| No | 0.36 | (-0.41,1.13) | 0.00 | NS | ||
| Facility type, n (%) | ||||||
| Hospital/MCH center | -1.55 | (-2.17,-0.93) | 0.00 | NS | ||
| Health center/Clinics | 1 | |||||
| Operating agency, n (%) | ||||||
| Government | -0.21 | (-1.13,0.71) | 0.00 | NS | ||
| Private | 1 | |||||
| Facility has guideline on NR, n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 1.25 | (0.88,1.61) | 0.00 | 2.50 | (0.60-3.52) | 0.00 |
| No | 1 | |||||
| Facility has staff rotation for new born care service, n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 1 | |||||
| No | 0.51 | (0.14,0.88) | 0.00 | NS | ||
| Facility has a separate new born corner, n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 1.16 | (0.77,1.54) | 0.00 | NS | ||
| No | 1 | |||||
| Facility has separate NICU | ||||||
| Yes | 1.46 | (0.66,2.25) | 0.00 | NS | ||
| No | 1 | |||||
| Infrastructure components∗,mean(±SD) | 0.24 | (-0.04,0.52) | 0.09 | NS | ||
| Mean availability of essential equipment∗∗ (mean ± SD) | 0.58 | (0.48,0.68) | 0.00 | 0.95 | (0.44,1.45) | 0.00 |
NB. β adj. is adjusted β; P is P-value, CI is confidence interval.