Maternal and child factors associated with late neonatal bathing practices in Nigeria: evidence from a national survey

Appiah, Francis; Adde, Kenneth Setorwu; Boakye, Kingsley; Fenteng, Justice Ofosu Darko; Darteh, Andrews Ohene; Salihu, Tarif; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Ayerakwah, Patience Ansomah

doi:10.1186/s12978-023-01676-y

Reproductive Health

Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the study (weighted N = 12,972)

From: Maternal and child factors associated with late neonatal bathing practices in Nigeria: evidence from a national survey

Explanatory variables	Weighted (N)	Weighted (%)	Neonatal bathing practice
Explanatory variables	Weighted (N)	Weighted (%)	Early (%)	Late (%)	X² (p-value)
Maternal factors
Age					42.0212 (0.000)
15–19	426	3	91	9
20–24	2016	16	90	10
25–29	3388	26	87	13
30–34	3136	24	85	15
35–39	2392	18	87	13
40–44	1146	9	87	13
45–49	468	4	91	9
Education					592.6987 (0.000)
No education	5182	40	95	5
Primary	2121	16	88	12
Secondary/higher	5669	44	80	20
Marital status					0.0065 (0.936)
Married	12,520	97	87	13
Cohabiting	451	3	87	13
Wealth status					501.6894 (0.000)
Poor	5309	41	94	6
Middle	2765	21	87	13
Rich	4898	38	79	21
Employment					86.6846 (0.000)
Professional/managerial	1080	8	79	21
Clerical	7372	57	88	12
Sales	713	5.80	90	10
Services	1148	9	84	16
Manual	2637	20	89	11
Agricultural	22	0.20	91	9
Religion					814.3554 (0.000)
Christian	5590	43	80	20
Muslim	7302	56.30	94	6
Traditional	58	0.50	90	10
Other	22	0.20	20	80
Place of residence					183.0611 (0.000)
Urban	5325	41	82	18
Rural	7647	59	90	10
Region					1.5e+03 (0.000)
North central	1976	15	92	8
North east	2123	17	96	4
North west	4037	31	95	5
South east	1456	11	72	28
South south	1261	10	61	39
South west	2119	16	89	11
Parity					59.5009 (0.000)
One birth	1684	13	84	16
Two births	2348	18	86	14
Three births	1965	15	85	15
Four births	1770	14	88	12
Five or more births	5205	40	90	10
Access to mass media					405.5917 (0.000)
No	7703	59	92	8
Yes	5269	41	80	20
Health decision making					232.0294 (0.000)
Alone	1459	11	84	16
Respondent/partner	4695	36	82	18
Others	6818	53	92	8
Place of delivery					447.0010 (0.000)
Home	6820	53	93	7
Health facility	5888	45	81	19
Other	264	2	78	22
ANC visits					77.2358 (0.000)
< 8 visits	9941	77	89	11
≥ 8 visits	3031	23	82	18
Child factors
Sex of the child					0.9728 (0.324)
Male	6614	51	87	13
Female	6358	49	88	12
Twin status					15.9537 (0.000)
Single birth	12,716	98	87	13
Multiple births	256	2	79	21
Size of child at birth					40.6352 (0.000)
Large	4303	33	90	10
Average	6872	53	86	14
Small	1797	14	88	12
Delivery by caesarean section					219.5509 (0.000)
No	12,569	97	88	12
Yes	403	3	63	37

Computed from 2018 NDHS

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