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Table 3 Predictors of hypothermia on neonates in hospitals of Central Zone Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017

From: Determinants of hypothermia on neonates admitted to the intensive care unit of public hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia 2017: unmatched case–control study

Variables

Category

Cases

Controls

COR [95% CI]

AOR [95% CI]

n = 88 (%)

n = 176 (%)

Residence

Urban

42 (47.7)

105 (59.7)

1

1

Rural

46 (53.3)

71 (40.3)

1.620 (0.967, 2.712)

1.308 (0.500, 3.425)

Bathing in 24 h

Yes

49 (55.7)

36 (20.5)

4.886 (2.797, 8.534)

10.06 (3.862, 26.219)a

No

39 (44.3)

140 (79.5)

1

1

Skin to skin contact

Yes

48 (54.5)

151 (85.8)

1

1

No

40 (45.5)

25 (14.2)

5.033 (2.774, 9.134)

6.225 (2.523, 15.358)a

Initiation of breastfeeding

Immediately

19 (21.6)

90 (51.1)

1

1

Within 1 h

16 (18.2)

36 (20.5)

2.105 (0.976, 4.543)

2.603 (1.87, 7.970)a

After 1 h

53 (60.2)

50 (28.4)

5.021 (2.68, 9.407)

7.231 (2.753, 18.93)a

CPR

Yes

18 (20.5)

30 (17.0)

1.553 (0.796, 3.032)

2.858 (0.859, 9.510)

No

70 (79.5)

146 (83.0)

1

1

Complication

Yes

27 (30.7)

42 (23.9)

1.721 (0.961, 3.032)

2.282 (0.636, 8.180)

No

61 (69.3)

134 (76.1)

1

1

APGAR at 5 min

< 7

48 (54.5)

43 (24.4)

3.712 (2.515, 6.385)

3.712 (1.568, 8.788)a

≥ 7

40 (45.5)

133 (75.6)

1

1

Type of pregnancy

Single

80 (90.9)

169 (90.0)

1

1

Twin+

8 (9.1)

7 (4.0)

0.414 (0.145, 1182)

0.607 (0.240, 1.534)

Mode of delivery

Spontaneous

65 (73.9)

142 (80.7)

1

1

Instrumental

9 (10.2)

19 (10.8)

0.966 (0.415, 2.251)

1.143 (0.257, 5.084)

C/s

14 (15.9)

15 (8.5)

0.490 (0.224, 1.076)

0.638 (0.154, 2.642)

Time of born

Day

27 (30.7)

101 (57.4)

1

1

Night

61 (69.3)

75 (42.6)

3.042 (1.768, 5.235)

6.252 (2.585, 15.123)a

Gestational age

< 37 weeks

27 (30.7)

20 (11.4)

3.452 (1.803, 6.611)

3.689 (1.359, 10.012)a

≥ 37 weeks

61 (69.3)

156 (88.6)

1

1

Wight

< 2500 g

30 (34.1)

18 (10.2)

4.54 (2.353, 8.760)

8.513 (2.711, 26.726)

≥ 2500 g

58 (65.9)

158 (89.8)

1

1

  1. aThis symbol is an indictor to show significant association with outcome variable