Table 4.
Determinants of cord care practice among post-partum women at public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia, 2021.
| Variable | Category | Cord care | COR 95% CI | AOR 95%CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean | Unclean | ||||
| Age of mothers | 15–19 | 42 (84) | 8 (16) | 1 | 1 |
| 20–29 | 296 (67.6) | 142 (32.4) | 2.52 (1.15, 5.50)* | 2.93 (1.24, 6.96)* | |
| 30–39 | 222 (75.5) | 72 (24.5) | 1.70 (0.76, 3.79) | 2.45 (0.95, 6.31) | |
| Above 40 | 28 (73.7) | 10 (26.3) | 1.87 (0.660, 5.33) | 2.65 (0.78, 9.06) | |
| Educational status | No formal education | 46 (28.8) | 104 (71.2) | 1 | 1 |
| Primary | 32 (24.2) | 100 (75.8) | 0.66 (0.39, 1.13) | 0.90 (0.49, 1.66) | |
| Secondary | 72 (28.6) | 180 (71.4) | 0.87 (0.56, 1.35) | 1.08 (0.65, 1.81) | |
| Collage and above | 82 (28.7) | 204 (71.3) | 0.87 (0.57, 1.34 | 1.83 (1.08, 3.13)* | |
| Gravidity | Primigravida | 94 (29.6) | 224 (69.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Multigravida | 138 (27.5) | 364 (72.5) | 0.9 (0.66, 1.23) | 1.18 (0.78, 1.79) | |
| History of newborn loss | No | 30 (34.1) | 58 (65.9) | 1.36 (0.85, 2.17) | 1.22 (0.69, 2.14) |
| Yes | 202 (27.6) | 530 (72.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Place of delivery | Home | 12 (34.3) | 23 (65.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Health institution | 220 (28) | 565 (72) | 0.74 (0.366, 1.525) | 0.65 (0.27, 1.56) | |
| Immediate postnatal counseling | Yes | 202 (27.5) | 532 (72.5) | 0.71 (0.44, 1.14) | 1.29 (0.74, 2.25) |
| No | 30 (34.9) | 56 (65.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Knowledge of cord care | Poor | 199 (54) | 170 (46) | 1 | 1 |
| Good | 52 (11.5) | 399 (88.5) | 8.98 (6.2, 13.22)** | 11.3 (7.49, 17.18)** | |
**
P-value ≤ 0.01.
*
P-value ≤ 0.05.