Table 1 Characteristics of included studies in this systematic review and meta-analysis in 2023

Beyene D. A et al., 2023 [17]

SAGE Open Nursing

Community

Central Ethiopia

MS

582

43

(ANC) follow-up (AOR = 5.1 = .95% CI = (2.6–9.9)), having no recent complications during birth (AOR = 1.9 = 95% CI = (1.02–3.6), having information about the time of baby bathing (AOR = 6.02, 95% CI = (3.9, 9.3)), knowledge of hypothermia (AOR = 3.3 = 95.6% CI (1.9–5.8), and poor knowledge about neonatal danger signs

Fenta Kebede, B et al., 2022 [5]

Pediatric Health Med Ther

Hospital

Oromia

CS

388

32.5

Vaginal mode of delivery (AOR: 3.84 (95% CI: 1.96–7.52)), poor knowledge about danger signs (AOR: 6.78 (95% CI: 3.77–12.19), poor knowledge about hypothermia (AOR: 0.35 (95% CI: 0.20–0.58) and educational level of women (AOR: 0.33 (95% CI: 0.15–0.73)

Getachew, G. et al., 2023 [18]

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Hospital

Afar

CS

386

73.1

Mothers who attained college or higher education [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) ¼ 0.21; 95% CI 0.06–0.66], those who were from urban areas (AOR¼0.19; 95% CI 0.09–0.42) and those who gave birth using operational delivery (e.g. cesarean section and instrumental delivery) (AOR¼0.01; 95% CI 0.01–0.04)

Girma, Tsinuel, 2008 [20]

Ethiop J Health Sci

Community

Oromia

CS

610

58.4

Wako WG et al., 2022 [21]

PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH

Community

Oromia

MS

388

84

Welay, Fissaha T et al., 2020 [6]

The Open Public Health Journal

Hospital

Harar

CS

433

35.4

Uneducated (AOR = 3.12 95% CI: (2.12–5.3), no knowledge of hypothermia (AOR = 4.95 95% CI: (3.10–12.2), being primipara (AOR = 3.5 95% CI: (2.5–5.6) and no utilization of newborn bed net (AOR = 6.2 95% CI: (3.3–45)