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Table 3 Identified associated factors for neonatal hypothermia from studies in East Africa, January 2000–2019

From: Prevalence of neonatal hypothermia and its associated factors in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Determinants

Odds ratio (aOR, 95% CI)

Author

Year of publication

Reference

Delay in the initiation of breastfeeding

4.39 (2.38, 8.11)

Birhanu W et al

2018

[10]

2.42 (1.45, 4.02)

Gebresilasea et al

2019

[25]

7.58 (3.61,15.91)

Tewodros et al

2015

[26]

7.23 (2.75,18.99)

Hagos et al

2018

[27]

1.63 (0.88,2.99)

Wubet et al

2019

[28]

Neonatal health problem

3.65 (1.83,8.44)

Birhanu W et al

2018

[10]

2.46 (1.64,8.18)

Gebresilasea et al

2019

[25]

3.10 (1.06, 9.46)

Tewodros et al

2015

[26]

2.28 (0.64,8.18)

Hagos et al

2018

[27]

4.24 (1.92,9.34)

Wubet et al

2019

[28]

Low birth weight

1.33 (0.75,2.36)

Birhanu et al

2018

[10]

3.61 (2.1,6.18)

Gebresilasea et al

2019

[25]

3.75 (1.29,10.88)

Tewodros et al

2015

[26]

8.51 (2.71,26.73)

Hagos et al

2018

[27]

1.20 (0.51,2.82)

Wubet et al

2019

[28]

Preterm

4.81 (2.67,8.64)

Birhanu et al

2018

[10]

4.61 (2.83,8.39)

Gebresilasea et al

2019

[25]

1.50 (0.84,0.26)

Tewodros et al

2015

[26]

3.69 (1.36,10.01)

Hagos et al

2018

[27]

3.37 (1.53,7.44)

Wubet et al

2019

[28]

Nighttime delivery

1.32 (0.73,2.37)

Birhanu et al

2018

[10]

1.68 (1.01,2.83)

Gebresilasea et al

2019

[25]

6.61 (3.75,11.66)

Tewodros et al

2015

[26]

6.25 (2.58,15.12)

Hagos et al

2018

[27]

3.18 (1.28,4.57)

Wubet et al

2019

[28]