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Table 4 Association between women naming ≥ 3 newborn danger signs and potential determinants of knowledge, at interviews shortly after childbirth

From: Low knowledge of newborn danger signs among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea and implications for health seeking behaviour in early infancy – findings from a longitudinal study

Sociodemographic and Obstetric characteristics

Crude analysis

Adjusted analysis

OR (95% CI); p-value

OR (95% CI); p-value

Enrolment Clinic

 Vunapope (REF)

REF

REF

 Nonga

0.44 (0.16–1.19); 0.106

0.58 (0.2–1.64); 0.301

 Keravat

0.53 (0.24–1.19); 0.125

0.47 (0.2–1.12); 0.09

 Napapar

0.46 (0.22–0.98); 0.043

0.52 (0.22–1.2); 0.126

 Paparatava

0.5 (0.23–1.05); 0.066

0.63 (0.28–1.4); 0.257

Clinic administration

 Government (REF)

REF

 

 Church Health Facility

1.34 (0.72–2.5); 0.357

 

Age, years

 16–24 (REF)

REF

REF

 25–34

2.09 (1.1–3.97); 0.025

1.28 (0.63–2.6); 0.503

 35 years or older

3.05 (1.31–7.07); 0.009

1.58 (0.62–4.01); 0.334

Highest level of education completed

 Primary school (Grade 8 or less)

REF

REF

 High school (Grade 9, 10)

1.2 (0.62–2.34); 0.583

0.98 (0.47–2.05); 0.957

 Secondary (Grade 11,12)

1.33 (0.48–3.69); 0.582

1.55 (0.52–4.61); 0.43

 Vocational or Tertiary

1.52 (0.78–2.97); 0.221

1.19 (0.58–2.47); 0.63

Maternal employment status

 Not employed

REF

 

 Employed

1.49 (0.81–2.75); 0.196

 

Province of Birth

 East New Britain

REF

REF

 Other Province

1.67 (0.9–3.12); 0.106

1.31 (0.66–2.61); 0.443

Religion

 Catholic

REF

 

 United

0.81 (0.43–1.5); 0.5

 

 Other

1.8 (0.87–3.71); 0.112

 

Household monthly expenditure in Kina

 Poorest quintile (REF)

REF

REF

 50–150

1.56 (0.66–3.67); 0.313

1.28 (0.51–3.16); 0.6

 150–300

1.56 (0.65–3.71); 0.319

1.44 (0.58–3.6); 0.436

  > 300

3.08 (1.36–7); 0.007

2.26 (0.9–5.64); 0.081

Time to clinic in minutes

 25 min or less(REF)

REF

 

 More than 25 min

0.83 (0.45–1.54); 0.564

 

Partner's highest level of education

 Primary school (Grade 8 or less)

REF

 

 High school (Grade 9, 10)

0.49 (0.21–1.17); 0.108

 

 Secondary (Grade 11,12)

0.48 (0.16–1.45); 0.192

 

 Vocational or Tertiary

1.17 (0.62–2.2); 0.634

 

Partner's employment status

 Not employed/house duties

REF

REF

 Employed

1.38 (0.78–2.42); 0.264

1.07 (0.57–2.01); 0.833

Partner present at ANC

 No not present

REF

REF

 Yes at ANC

1.37 (0.73–2.59); 0.327

1.37 (0.7–2.68); 0.36

Gravidity

 Primigravida

REF

REF

 Multigravida

3.86 (1.52–9.82); 0.005

3.86 (1.25–11.89); 0.019

  1. Marital status (Married or cohabiting/ Single/separated/widowed) was omitted because of collinearity