Table 1 Bivariate analysis on determinants of postnatal checkup among the newborn in Ethiopia (n = 7091)
Variable | Category | Not received PNC (n = 6427) | Received PNC (n = 664) | Chi-square p- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
Age (in year) | 15–19 | 325(4.4) | 27(4.6) | 0.90 |
20–29 | 3136(47.7) | 327(4.1) | ||
30–39 | 2385(37.9) | 250(35.8) | ||
40–49 | 581(9.9) | 60(10.2) | ||
Residence | Urban | 1253(11.3) | 238(28.2) | < 0.001 |
Rural | 5174(88.7) | 426(71.8) | ||
Religion | Orthodox | 2004(36.5) | 331(4.6) | < 0.001 |
Catholic | 47(1.0) | 2(0.2) | ||
Protestant | 1217(22.1) | 104(18) | ||
Muslim | 3055(38.1) | 220(26.8) | ||
Other | 104(2.2) | 7(0.7) | ||
Mothers education | No education | 4005(64.3) | 286(49.8) | < 0.001 |
Primary | 1697(28.0) | 219(31.3) | ||
Secondary | 479(4.9) | 92(12.2) | ||
Higher | 246(67.0) | 67(6.6) | ||
Occupation | Not working | 3742(54.5) | 283(45.2) | 0.005 |
Working | 2685(45.5) | 381(54.8) | ||
Wealth index | Poor | 3345(45.4) | 209(22.9) | < 0.001 |
Middle | 914(21.0) | 97(20.8) | ||
Rich | 2168(33.6) | 358(56.3) | ||
Media access | No | 4286(67.2) | 296(46.0) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 2141(32.8) | 371(54.0) | ||
Number of ANC visit | None | 2379(39.2) | 66(12.5) | < 0.001 |
1–3 | 1882(30.9) | 190(32.1) | ||
>= 4 | 2166(29.9) | 408(55.4) | ||
Place of delivery | Home | 497(69.3) | 229(40.0) | < 0.001 |
Health institution | 2330(30.7) | 435(60.0) | ||
Size of newborn baby | Small | 1958(32.2) | 202(28.3) | 0.251 |
Average | 2675(40.6) | 304(45.1) | ||
Large | 1794(27.2) | 158(26.6) | ||
Distance to the health facility | Big problem | 3498(59.7) | 240(39.4) | < 0.001 |
Not big problem | 2929(40.3) | 424(60.6) | ||
Health insurance | No | 6216(96.0) | 620(93.1) | 0.013 |
Yes | 211(4.0) | 44(6.9) |