Table 4 Comparison between chlorhexidine vs. placebo/dry cord care for the bacterial colonization and colony counts
Variables | Chlorhexidine vs. placebo | Chlorhexidine vs. dry cord | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio (95 % CI) | p value | Odds ratio (95 % CI) | p value | |
Hospital | ||||
Paired comparison for bacterial colonization between- | ||||
Baseline and 2-hour post intervention | 0.20 (0.08–0.52) | 0.001 | 0.19 (0.08–0.47) | <0.001 |
Baseline and 48-hour post intervention | 0.02 (0.008–0.07) | <0.001 | 0.02 (0.007–0.07) | <0.001 |
Difference in mean of colony counts (95 % CI) at 48 h | −1.01 ( −1.72– −0.30) | 0.006 | −1.16 ( −1.93– −0.39) | 0.004 |
Community | ||||
Paired comparison for bacterial colonization between- | ||||
Baseline and 2-hour post intervention | 0.47 (0.16–1.37) | 0.17 | 0.14 (0.03–0.71) | 0.02 |
Baseline and 48-hour post intervention | 0.17 (0.05–0.63) | 0.008 | 0.10 (0.02–0.51) | 0.006 |
Difference in mean of colony counts (95 % CI) at 48 h | −1.76 ( −2.60– −0.93) | <0.001 | −2.23 ( −3.18– −1.29) | <0.001 |