Table 7.

Predictors of poor umbilical cord care practices among young mothers (N = 315).

		95%CI				95%CI
Variable	OR	Lower	Upper	P value	AOR	Lower	Upper	P value
Residence
Urban	1				1
Rural	1.52	0.923	2.518	.1	1.09	0.636	1.873	.752
Level of education
No formal	11.73	2.723	50.563	.001	12.15	2.757	53.561	.001
Primary	7.52	2.02	28.041	.003	7.8	2.020	28.041	.003
Secondary	2.56	0.667	9.878	.17	2.6	0.667	9.878	.170
Higher	1				1
Occupation
Peasants	6.51	2.207	19.210	.001	6.61	2.186	20.009	.001
Business	3.0	0.994	9.051	.51	3.61	1.086	10.399	.035
Housewife	3.5	1.153	11.069	.027	4.29	1.343	13.732	.014
Employee	1
Parity
Prime	0.47	0.303	0.758	.002	0.49	0.303	0.793	.004
Multipara	1				1
Place of delivery
Health facility	1				1
Home	1.94	0.873	4.340	.103	0.59	0.262	1.339	.208
ANC visits
Not attended	3.25	0.163	64.614	.440	2.91	0.146	58.186	.484
1 visit	1.82	0.111	29.833	.674	1.69	0.103	27.800	.712
2 visits	1.08	0.066	17.844	.954	1.05	0.064	17.393	.969
3 visits	1.29	0.078	21.458	.859	1.24	0.075	20.729	.878
4 visits and above	1				1

ANC = antenatal care, AOR = adjusted odds ratio.