Table 2: Factors associated with early newborn bathing among parturient women who gave birth in the last month in the Harar region, eastern Ethiopia, 2017.

Independent Variables Frequency (%) Time of Newborn Bath COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
>24hr <24hr
Age of the mother -
<18 7(1.6) 2 5 3.3 (0.75, 18.8) -
18-31 381(88.2) 252 129 0.67(0.36, 1.27) -
>31 44 (10.2) 12 38 1.00 1.00
Time of breast feeding initiation -
<1 hour 306 (70.8 188 118 1.00 1.00
>1 hour 126 (29.2) 91 35 1.63(1.04-2.6) -
Maternal educational status -
Yes 314 (72.7) 233 81 1.00 1.00
No 118 (27.3) 46 72 4.5(2.87, 4.28) 3.12(2.12, 5.3)*
Parity -
Primi para 182(42.1) 70 112 4.8(1.8, 13.2) 3.5(2.5, 5.6)*
Multi para
Grand multi para
232 (53.7)
18(4.2)
199
10
33
8
0.20(0.08, 0.56)
1.00
1.00
ANC counseling about baby immunization -
Yes 241 (68.1) 145 96 1.00 1.00
No 113 (31.9) 79 34 1.5(0.95, 2.5) -
Current PNC visit -
Yes 145 (33.6) 86 59 1.00 1.00
No 287 (66.4) 193 94 1.4(0.93, 2.1) -
Knowledge of hypothermia - - - - -
Yes 162 (53.6) 126 36 1.00 1.00
No 140(46.4) 64 76 4.2(2.5-6.8) 4.95(3.10, 12.2)*
Current exclusive breast feeding -
Yes
No
391 (90.5)
41(9.5)
249
30
142
11
1.00
1.6(0.76, 3.2)
1.00
Bed net utilization -
Yes 286(66.2) 211 75 1.00 1.00
No 146(33.8) 68 78 3.2(2.1, 4.9) 6.2(3.3, 45)*
Knowledge on WHO recognized newborn danger signs -
One 90(29.8) 44 46 1.4(0.84, 2.4) -
Two 70(23.2) 64 6 0.13(0.052, 0.32) -
Three and above 142(47) 82 60 1.00 -

CI=Confidence Interval AOR =Adjusted Odd Ratio COR= Crude Odd Ratio p<0.05=*