Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression, neonatal jaundice, Dessie and Woldia Referral Hospitals, northeast Ethiopia, 2022

Age of the mother

< 25 years

14(21.9%)

83(32.4%)

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25–35 years

36(56.2%)

165(64.5%)

1.3(0.66–2.53)

1.5(0.65–3.56)

> 35 years

14(21.9%)

8(3.1%)

10.4(3.68–29.26)

8.8(1.99–38.78)*

Place of residence

Urban

43(67.2%)

124(48.4%)

2.2(1.23–3.88)

2.4(1.23–4.82)*

Rural

21(32.8%)

132(51.6%)

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Sex of neonate

Male

53(82.8%)

152(59.4%)

3.3(1.64–6.61)

4.3(1.90–9.74)**

Female

11(17.2%)

104(40.6%)

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1

Parity

Primiparous

21(32.8%)

120(46.9%)

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Multiparous

43(67.2%)

136(53.1%)

1.8(1.01–3.22)

1.42(0.65–3.10)

Any complications during pregnancy?

Yes

33(51.6%)

76(29.7%)

2.5(1.44–4.4)

1.92(0.94–3.90)

No

31(48.4%)

180(70.3%)

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1

Mode of delivery

Vaginal delivery

50(78.1%)

185(72.3%)

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1

C/S

5(7.8%)

48(18.7%)

0.4(0.15–1.02)

0.24(0.08–0.72)*

Instrumental

9(14.1%)

23(9%)

1.4(0.63–3.32)

2.1(0.74–5.71)

Oxytocin use during labor

Yes

18(28.1%)

47(18.4%)

1.7(0.93–3.27)

1.8(0.79–4.10)

No

46(71.9%)

209(81.6%)

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Gestational age

< 37 weeks

30(46.9%)

57(22.3%)

3.1(1.74–5.46)

3.9(1.88–8.09)**

≥ 37 weeks

34(53.1%)

199(77.7%)

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Rh status of the mother

Positive

54(84.4%)

237(92.6%)

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1

Negative

10(15.6%)

19(7.4%)

2.3(1.02–5.25)

2.2(0.82–5.92)

ABO incompatibility

Yes

17(26.6%)

46(18%)

1.6(0.87–3.13)

2.6(1.16–5.96)*

No

47(73.4%)

210(82%)

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