From: Prevalence and determinants of essential newborn care practices in the Lawra District of Ghana
 |  | Optimal thermal care? |  | |
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Variable | N | No n (%) | Yes n (%) | Test statistic |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Under 20 years | 14 | 10 (64.3 | 5 (35.7) | Chi-square (χ2) = 10.1, p = 0.006 |
 20–34 years | 349 | 216 (61.9) | 133 (38.1) | |
 At least 35 years | 55 | 46 (83.6) | 9 (16.4) | |
Total | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mothers education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 None | 29 | 24 (82.8) | 5 (17.2) | Chi-square (χ2) = 45.4, p < 0.001 |
 Low | 167 | 131 (78.4) | 36 (21.6) | |
 High | 222 | 113 (50.9) | 109 (49.1) |  |
Religion of mother | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Christianity | 239 | 167 (69.9) | 72 (30.1) | χ2 = 5.7, p = 0.02 |
 Islam | 179 | 105 (58.7) | 74 (41.3) | |
Knowledge of newborn danger signs | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1–3 | 229 | 165 (72.1) | 64 (27.9) | χ2 = 10.9 p = 0.001 |
 At least 4 | 189 | 107 (56.6) | 82 (43.4) | |
Adequacy of ANC attendance | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 46 | 41 (89.1) | 5 (10.9) | Chi-square (χ2) = 13.2, p < 0.001 |
 Yes | 372 | 231 (62.1) | 141 (37.9) |