Table 2 Association of knowledge on newborn care with socio-demographic and other factors, among postnatal mothers in Health Centers, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 414)
Variable | Knowledge level | Odds ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor knowledge | Good knowledge | Crude | Adjusted | |||
N | % | N | % | |||
Maternal educational level | ||||||
 No formal education | 30 | 16.2 | 15 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 |
 Read and Write | 18 | 9.7 | 11 | 4.8 | 1.222 (0.462, 3.234) | 1.362 (0.494, 3.753) |
 Primary (1–4) | 12 | 6.5 | 17 | 7.4 | 2.833 (1.080, 7.433)* | 2.679 (0.996, 7.205) |
 Primary (5–8) | 21 | 11.4 | 49 | 21.4 | 4.667 (2.090, 6.421)* | 4.44 (0.789, 9.142) |
 Secondary (9–12) | 49 | 26.5 | 64 | 27.9 | 2.612 (1.268, 5.382)* | 2.465 (1.175, 5.173)* |
 Tertiary (> 12) | 55 | 29.7 | 73 | 31.9 | 2.655 (1.303, 5.409)* | 2.301 (1.114, 4.752)* |
Month of pregnancy at first ANC visit | ||||||
 1–3 months | 71 | 41.3 | 114 | 49.8 | 1 | 1 |
 3–6 months | 94 | 54.7 | 100 | 43.7 | 0.663 (0.440, 0.997)* | 0.714 (0.466, 1.093) |
 6–9 months | 7 | 4.0 | 15 | 6.5 | 1.335 (0.519, 3.433) | 1.447 (0.548, 3.978) |
Birth preparedness | ||||||
 Yes | 159 | 85.9 | 215 | 93.9 | 1 | 1 |
 No | 26 | 14.1 | 14 | 6.1 | 0.398 (0.201, 0.787)* | 0.578 (0.257, 1.300) |
Do you receive information on newborn care | ||||||
 Yes | 141 | 76.2 | 201 | 87.8 | 1 | 1 |
 No | 44 | 23.8 | 28 | 12.2 | 0.466 (0.265, 0.751)* | 0.698 (0.389, 1.252) |