Table 4 Determinants of mothers’ poor knowledge about neonatal danger signs in Wenshan, a rural county, Southwest of China, (n = 112)
Factors | Knowledge about neonatal danger signs | 95%CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | Mean score | Crude OR | Adjusted OR | |
n (%) | n (%) | \(\bar{\mathbf{x}}\)± S | |||
Marital status | |||||
Married | 43(38.4%) | 53(47.3%) | 18.59 ± 8.93 | 1 | 1 |
Unmarried or others | 4(3.6%) | 12(10.7%) | 14.94 ± 5.32 | 2.434(0.732–8.089) | 0.628(0.148–2.658) |
The Number of ANC visit | |||||
< 4 | 6(5.3) | 22(19.7) | 13.68 ± 8.93 | 3.496(1.288–9.493) | 4.348(1.299–14.558) * |
≥ 4 | 41(36.6) | 43(38.4) | 19.54 ± 8.00 | 1 | 1 |
Maternal age (years) | |||||
< 25 | 12(10.7) | 30(26.8) | 16.36 ± 7.13 | 2.500(1.104–5.660) | 3.839(1.359–10.845)* |
≥ 25 | 35(31.3) | 35(31.3) | 19.10 ± 9.25 | 1 | 1 |
Maternal ethnic group | |||||
Han | 25(22.3) | 12(10.7) | 22.76 ± 7.18 | 1 | 1 |
Ethnic minority | 22(19.6) | 53(47.3) | 15.76 ± 8.31 | 5.019(2.147–11.731) | 3.956(1.512–10.354) ** |
Family financial difficulty | |||||
Yes | 13(11.6) | 40(35.7) | 14.74 ± 8.37 | 4.185(1.859–9.419) | 4.944(1.888–12.944) *** |
No | 34(30.4) | 25(22.3) | 21.07 ± 7.67 | 1 | 1 |
Experience of hospitalization of children in neonatal period | |||||
Yes | 13(11.6) | 26(23.2) | 17.15 ± 8.30 | 1 | 1 |
No | 34(30.4) | 39(34.8) | 18.56 ± 8.75 | 0.574(0.255–1.288) | 0.526(0.191–1.447) |