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Table 7 Predictors of neonatal hypothermia among newborns that were born at public health institutions of Harar city, Eastern Ethiopia, 2018

From: Neonatal hypothermia and associated factors within six hours of delivery in eastern part of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable(n = 403)

Hypothermic (267)

Non hypothermic (136)

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

F (%)

F (%)

Skin to skin contact

 Yes

31 (30.4%)

71 (69.6%)

1.0

1.0

 No

236 (78.4%)

65 (21.6%)

8.32 (5.03, 13.76)

2.87 (1.48, 5.57) ***

Wearing cap

 Yes

112 (51.9%)

104 (48.1%)

1.0

1.0

 No

155 (82.9%)

32 (17.1%)

4.50 (2.83, 7.16)

2.10 (1.17, 3.76)*

Proper wrapping

 Yes

99 (50.5%)

97 (49.5%)

1.0

1.0

 No

168 (81.2%)

39 (18.8%)

4.22 (2.70, 6.60)

1.48 (0.83, 2.64)

Early breast feeding

 Yes

179 (62.4%)

108 (37.6%)

1.0

1.0

 No

88 (75.9%)

28 (24.1%)

1.90 (1.16, 3.09)

1.63 (0.88, 2.99)

Warm transportation

 Yes

69 (45.4%)

83 (54.6%)

1.0

1.0

 No

198 (78.9%)

53 (21.1%)

4.49 (2.89, 6.98)

3.18 (1.84, 5.48) ***

Obstetric complication

 Yes

100 (84%)

19 (16%)

3.69 (2.14, 6.36)

2.42 (1.28, 4.57) **

 No

167 (58.8%)

117 (41.2%)

1.0

1.0

Birth weight (Kg)

  < 2.5(LBW)

69 (85.2%)

12 (14.8%)

3.60 (1.88, 6.92)

1.20 (0.51, 2.82)

  ≥ 2.5 (NBW)

198 (61.5%)

124 (38.5%)

1.0

1.0

Gestational age (weeks)

  < 37(pre-term)

86 (86.9%)

13 (13.1%)

4.50 (2.40, 8.41)

3.37 (1.53, 7.44) ***

  ≥ 37(Term)

181 (59.5%)

123 (40.5%)

1.0

1.0

Neonatal health problem

 Yes

94 (90.4%)

10 (9.6%)

6.85 (3.43, 13.67)

4.24 (1.92, 9.34) ***

 No

173 (57.9%)

126 (42.1%)

1.0

1.0

  1. *Significant at 0.013, **significant at 0.007 and *** significant at < 0.004