Research Article

Neonatal Hypothermia and Associated Factors among Newborns Admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Dessie Referral Hospital, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 4

Bivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with neonatal hypothermia in the NICU of Dessie Referral Hospital, Ethiopia, 2018 ().

VariablesHypothermiaCOR (95% CI) value
YesNo

Birth weight (grams)<250059 (29.2%)19 (9.4%)2 (1.04, 3.7)0.036
≥250076 (37.6%)48 (23.8%)1
GA (weeks)<3746 (22.8%)10 (5%)2.9 (1.4, 6.3)0.005
≥3789 (44%)57 (28.2%)1
Skin-to-skin contactYes17 (8.4%)24 (11.9%)10.0001
No118 (58.4%)43 (21.3%)3.9 (1.9, 7.9)
Initiation of BF within 1 hrYes15 (7.4%)12 (6%)10.185
No120 (59.4%)55 (27.2%)1.7 (0.8, 4)
Bathing within 24 hoursYes19 (9.4%)5 (2.5%)2 (0.7, 5.7)0.18
No116 (57.4%)62 (30.7%)1
Time of deliveryDay45 (22.3%)39 (19.3%)10.001
Night90 (44.6%)28 (13.8%)2.8 (1.5, 5)
CPRYes37 (18.3%)7 (3.5%)3.2 (1.4, 7.7)0.008
No98 (48.5%)60 (29.7%)1