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Table 6 Relationship between good neonatal feeding and socio-demographic/antenatal care factors (N = 418)

From: Prevalence and determinants of essential newborn care practices in the Lawra District of Ghana

  

Good neonatal feeding?

 

Variable

N

No

n (%)

Yes

n (%)

Test statistic

Age (years)

    

 Under 20 years

14

5 (35.7)

9 (64.3)

Chi-square (χ2) = 6.2, p = 0.05

 20–34 years

349

85 (24.4)

264 (75.6)

 At least 35 years

55

22 (40.0)

33 (60.0)

Adequacy of ANC attendance

    

 No

46

19 (41.3)

27 (58.7)

Chi-square (χ2) = 5.9, p = 0.014

 Yes

376

91 (24.5)

281 (75.5)

Mothers’ education

    

 None

29

10 (34.5)

19 (65.5)

χ2 = 5.5, p = 0.06

 Low

167

52 (31.1)

115 (68.9)

 High

222

48 (21.6)

174 (78.4)

Knowledge of newborn danger signs

    

 1–3

229

74 (32.3)

155 (67.7)

χ2 = 9.4

p = 0.002

 At least 4

189

36 (19.0)

153 (81.0)