From: Prevalence and determinants of essential newborn care practices in the Lawra District of Ghana
Variable | AOR (95% CI) safe cord care | AOR (95% CI) optimal thermal care | AOR (95% CI) good neonatal feeding | AOR (95% CI) aOverall adequacy of new born care practices |
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Maternal Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  ≥ 35 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
 Under 20 years | 6.57 (1.71, 25.31)** | 3.65 (0.79, 16.86) | 2.22 (0.55, 9.0) | 7.41 (0.85, 64.91) |
 20–34 years | 2.01 (0.98, 4.12) | 3.28 (1.34, 8.04) ** | 2.02 (1.11, 3.70)* | 7.31 (1.65, 32.44)** |
Adequacy of ANC attendance | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
 Yes | 4.04 (1.53, 10.66)** | 2.74 (1.01, 7.55) | 1.90 (1.01, 3.61)* | Not significant |
Place of delivery | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Home | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
 Health facility | 5.60 (1.19, 26.30)** | Not significant | Not significant in final model | Not significant in final model |
Mother could recall at least 4 new born danger signs? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1–3 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
 At least 4 | Not significant in final model | Not significant | 2.00 (1.26, 3.17) ** | 2.51 (1.41, 4.47)** |
Maternal Educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No education | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
 Low (Primary to JHS) | Not significant in final model | 6.76 (0.85, 53.89) | Not significant in final model | Not significant in final model |
 High (At least SHS) | Not significant in final model | 20.54 (2.60, 162.12)** | Not significant in final model | Not significant in final model |
Type of religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Christianity | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
 Islam | Not significant in final model | 1.72 (1.09, 2.72)* | Not significant in final model | Not significant |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Primiparous | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
 Secundiparous | Not significant | 1.19 (0.70, 2.02) | Not significant | 2.05 (1.08, 3.89)* |
 Multiparous | Not significant | 2.67 (1.41, 5.05)** | Not significant | 2.04 (0.97, 4.30) |