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Table 3 Complete cord care and demographic characteristics

From: Is antenatal care preparing mothers to care for their newborns? A community-based cross-sectional study among lactating women in Masindi, Uganda

Variable

Incomplete cord care n (%)

Complete cord care n (%)

UOR [95% CI]

p-value

aOR [95% CI]

p-value

Sufficient ANC**

      

  1-3 visits

389 (76.4)

120 (23.6)

1.0

   

  > = 4 visits

298 (76.0)

94 (24.0)

1.02 [0.70-1.95]

0.902

0.96 [0.65-1.41]

0.837

Age**

      

  14-19 yrs.

139 (79.4)

36 (20.6)

1.0

   

  20-42 yrs.

569 (75.6)

184 (24.4)

1.25 [0.80-1.95]

0.310

1.22 [0.82-1.83]

0.313

Marital status

      

  Not living with spouse

76 (78.4)

21 (21.7)

1.0

   

  Living with spouse

632 (76.1)

199 (24.0)

1.14 [0.74-1.76]

0.536

  

Education**

      

  Non or primary

620 (79.9)

156 (20.1)

1.0

   

  Secondary plus

88 (57.9)

64 (42.1)

2.89 [1.72-4.45]

0.000

2.72 [1.63-4.54]

0.001*

Parity

      

  Two or more

566 (76.4)

175 (23.6)

1.0

   

  First child

142 (75.9)

45 (24.1)

1.02 [0.70-1.49]

0.906

  

Place of delivery**

      

  Home

432 (81.2)

100 (18.8)

1.0

   

  Health facility

276 (69.7)

120 (30.3)

1.88 [1.06-3.32]

0.032

1.54 [0.84-2.81]

0.150

Source of income**

      

  Subsistence farming

128 (65.0)

69 (35.0)

1.0

   

  Commercial farming/regular income

580 (79.3)

151 (20.7)

0.48 [0.30-0.78]

0.005

0.54 [0.32-0.90]

0.021*

  1. **For initial inclusion in multivariable model; *p-is less than 0.05; UOR = unadjusted odds ratio; aOR = adjusted odds ration; (95% CI) Confidence Interval at 95%.