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Table 3 Factors affecting the knowledge of the health professionals on immediate newborn care in northwestern zone health facilities Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018

From: Immediate newborn care of knowledge, practice and associated factors among health care providers in Northwestern Zonal health facilities Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018

Variables

Knowledge of ENBC

Crude OR

(CI 95%)

Adjusted OR

(CI 95%)

Good

Poor

Educational status

 Degree

67 (69.8%)

29 (30.2%)

1

1

 Diploma

49 (59%)

34 (41%)

0.62 (0.34, 1.16)

1.5 (0.79, 2.83)

Training taking

 Yes

70 (58.8%)

49 (42.1%)

1

1

 No

46 (76.7)

14 (23.3%)

2.3 (1.14, 4.6)

2.03 (0.99, 4.15)

Availability of materials (guidelines, drug, and vaccine)

 Yes

74 (58.7%)

52 (41.3%)

1

1

 No

42 (79.2%)

11 (20.8%)

2.7 (1.26, 5,69)

2.4 (1.12, 5.16)*

Variables

Practice of ENBC

  

Good

Poor

Factors associating with practice

 Workload

  Yes

96 (61.9%)

59 (38.1%)

1.9 (0.80, 4.57)

1.73 (0.70, 4.25)

  No

11 (45.8%)

13 (54.2%)

  

 Training

  Yes

77 (64.7%)

42 (35.3%)

1.83 (0.98, 3.44)

2.09 (1.08, 4.02)*

  No

30 (50%)

30 (50)

1

1

 Availability of materials (guidelines, drug, and vaccine)

  Yes

71 (56.3%)

55 (43.7%)

1

1

  No

36 (67.9%)

17 (32.1%)

1.64 (0.83, 3.22)

1.93 (0.95, 3.9)

  1. *Significance association between varibles