Table 3.
Factors associated with moderate to severe hypothermia among neonates in Lira district Northern Uganda
| Bivariable N=1330 |
Multivariable RR N=1315 |
|
| Crude prevalence ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI) | |
| Trial arm | ||
| Control | 1 | 1 |
| Intervention | 0.85 (0.62 to 1.2) | 1.0 (0.79 to 1.4) |
| Age of mother | ||
| ≤19 | 1 | 1 |
| 20–30 | 0.71 (0.58 to 0.88) | 0.81 (0.59 to 1.1) |
| >30 | 0.70 (0.50 to 0.96) | 0.75 (0.43 to 1.3) |
| Mother’s education | ||
| None | 1 | 1 |
| Primary | 0.93 (0.69 to 1.2) | 0.94 (0.70 to 1.3) |
| ≥Secondary | 0.53 (0.31 to 0.88) | 0.63 (0.39 to 1.0) |
| Father’s education | ||
| None | 1 | |
| Primary | 1.2 (0.58 to 2.6) | |
| Secondary | 0.81 (0.35 to 1.9) | – |
| Tertiary | 0.73 (0.27 to 2.0) | |
| Parity | ||
| ≤1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2–4 | 0.75 (0.57 to 0.99) | 0.85 (0.57 to 1.3) |
| >4 | 0.77 (0.55 to 1.1) | 0.84 (0.50 to 1.4) |
| Place of birth | ||
| Health Facility | 1 | 1 |
| Home | 2.0 (1.5 to 2.6) | 1.9 (1.4 to 2.6) |
| Caesarean section | ||
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 0.94 (0.44 to 2.0) | 0.82 (0.31 to 2.1) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 1 | – |
| Married | 0.77 (0.55 to 1.1) | |
| Low birth weight* (less than 2.5) | ||
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 1.9 (1.4 to 2.6) | 1.7 (1.3 to 2.3) |
| Wealth quintiles | ||
| 1 (poorest) | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1.1 (0.82 to 1.6) | 1.3 (0.91 to 1.7) |
| 3 | 0.81 (0.57 to 1.1) | 0.93 (0.67 to 1.3) |
| 4 | 0.71 (0.46 to 1.1) | 0.87 (0.59 to 1.3) |
| 5 (richest) | 0.59 (0.40 to 0.87) | 0.79 (0.53 to 1.2) |
| Season | ||
| Wet | 1 | 1 |
| Dry | 1.3 (0.92 to 1.8) | 1.4 (1.0 to 1.9) |
| Baby placed on mother’s chest or abdomen immediately after birth | ||
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 0.78 (0.61 to 0.99) | 0.98 (0.76 to 1.3) |
| Clean and dry baby immediately | ||
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 0.87 (0.59 to 1.3) | 0.96 (0.65 to 1.4) |
| Bathed baby before visit | ||
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 1.2 (0.98 to 1.5) | 1.0 (0.81 to 1.2) |
| Breastfeeding initiation | ||
| Early | 1 | 1 |
| Late | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.8) | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.5) |
| Child’s sex | ||
| Male | 1 | |
| Female | 1.1 (0.95 to 1.3) | – |