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

Table 4 Complete thermal care and demographic characteristics

Variable	Incomplete thermal care n (%)	Complete thermal care n (%)	UOR [95% CI]	p-value	aOR [95% CI]	p-value
Sufficient ANC**
1-3 visits	481 (94.5)	28 (5.5)	1.0
> = 4 visits	364 (92.9)	28 (7.1)	1.32 [0.61-2.85]	0.458	1.07 [0.50-2.30]	0.858
Age**
14-19 yrs.	161 (92.0)	14 (8.0)	1.0
20-42 yrs.	710 (94.3)	43 (5.7)	0.70 [0.43-1.12]	0.130	1.13 [0.59-2.17]	0.696
Marital status
Not living with spouse	90 (92.8)	7 (7.2)	1.0
Living with spouse	781 (94.0)	50 (6.0)	0.82 [0.29-2.30]	0.697
Education**
None/primary	733 (94.5)	43 (5.5)	1.0
Secondary plus	138 (90.8)	14 (9.2)	1.73 [0.89-3.32]	0.098	1.08 [0.45-2.57]	0.857
Parity**
Two or more	704 (95.0)	37 (5.0)	1.0
Having First child	167 (89.3)	20 (10.7)	2.28 [1.50-3.47]	0.001	2.00 [1.24-3.23]	0.007*
Place of delivery**
Home	516 (97.0)	16 (3.0)	1.0
Health facility	355 (89.7)	41 (10.4)	3.72 [2.34-5.93]	0.000	3.63 [2.21-5.95]	0.000*
Occupation**
Subsistence farming	182 (92.4)	15 (7.6)	1.0
Commercial farming/regular income	689 (94.3)	43 (5.8)	0.74[0.41-1.32]	0.291	0.95[0.53-1.71]	0.869

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

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