Knowledge Level and Determinants of Neonatal Jaundice: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Effutu Municipality of Ghana

Table 5

Logistic regression of factors associated with neonatal jaundice (NNJ).

Parameter	OR (95% CI)	value
Age group (years)
≤20	1.500 (0.109–20.675)	0.762
21–30	5.304 (0.459–61.339)	0.182
31–40	3.765 (0.318–44.574)	0.293
>40	Reference
Sex
Male	0.923 (0.467–1.827)	0.817
Female	Reference
Occupation
None	Reference
Informal	0.640 (0.273–1.502)	0.305
Formal	4.174 (1.612–10.807)	0.003
Gravidity
Primigravida	Reference
Secundigravida	1.151 (0.515–2.571)	0.732
Multigravida	1.313 (0.557–3.097)	0.534
Parity
Nulliparous	Reference
Primiparous	0.833 (0.346–2.003)	0.683
Multipara	1.250 (0.542–2.882)	0.601
Vaginal bleeding
No	Reference
Yes	1.258 (0.485–3.267)	0.637
Mode of delivery
NVD	Reference
NVDA	2.596 (0.969–6.957)	0.058
CS	1.762 (0.674–4.603)	0.248
Duration of labour
Normal	Reference
Prolonged	2.389 (1.117–5.109)	0.025
ANC
No	2.042 (0.222–18.764)	0.528
Yes	Reference
Suckling
No	Reference
Yes	1.812 (0.575–5.710)	0.310
Traditional medicine
No	Reference
Yes	0.494 (0.194–1.258)	0.139
Mother’s sickling status
Negative	Reference
Positive	1.313 (0.533–3.231)	0.554
Mother’s G6PD status
Normal	Reference
PD	6.325 (0.791–50.577)	0.082
FD	1.725 (0.444–6.694)	0.431
Birth weight
Low	2.347 (1.022–5.391)	0.044
Normal	Reference