Table 3 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)

Age of mothers

 15–19

1

1

 20–24

4.733 (1.188, 18.858)*

4.636 (1.024, 20.977)*

 25–29

3.948 (1.015, 15.352)*

3.294 (0.745, 14.570)

 30–34

4.840 (1.184, 19.775)*

4.544 (0.959, 21.545)

 35–39

3.394 (0.725, 15.897)

5.912 (1.028, 33.978)

Maternal educational level

 No formal education

1

1

 Read and write

1.986 (0.758, 5.205)

1.484 (0.435, 5.057)

 Primary (1–4)

4.008 (1.372, 11.705)*

1.906 (0.543, 6.690)

 Primary (5–8)

1.394 (0.657, 2.957)

0.506 (0.201, 1.276)

 Secondary (9–12)

1.365 (0.683, 2.730)

0.486 (0.199, 1.185)

 Tertiary (> 12)

1.928 (0.969, 3.837)

1.243 (0.467, 3.306)

Maternal monthly income

 151–650

1

1

 651–1400

0.861 (0.522, 1.419)

0.706 (0.381, 1.310)

 1401–2350

0.930 (0.553, 1.556)

0.612 (0.296, 1.2666)

 2351–3550

0.421 (0.200, 0.888)*

0.355 (0.133, 0.944)*

 3551–5000

0.673 (0.196, 2.308)

0.971 (0.212, 4.436)

Month of pregnancy at first ANC visit

 1–3 months

1

1

 3–6 months

0.494 (0.324, 0 .752)*

0.582 (0.352, 0.961)*

 6–9 months

1.187 (0.442, 3.192)

0.998 (0.265, 3.759)

No of ANC visits

 One

1.367 (0.353, 5.289)

2.311 (0.334, 15.965)

 Two

0.549 (0.253, 1.192)

0.536 (0.195, 1.472)

 Three

0.577 (0.368, 0.902)

0.633 (0.372, 1.079)

 Four

1

1

Birth preparedness

 Yes

1

1

 No

0.275 (0.137, 0.551)*

0.529 (0.213, 1.315)

Knowledge

 Poor knowledge

0.270 (0.179, 0.409)*

0.267 (0.267, 0.428)*

 Good o knowledge

1

1

Attitude

 Negative attitude

0.626 (0.412, 0.951)*

0.588 (0.354, 0.977)

 Positive attitude

1

1