Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

Table 5

Bivariate and multivariate analysis result of factors associated with knowledge of essential newborn care among midwives and nurses working in public health facilities of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, March-April 2019.

Independent variables	Category	Knowledge of ENC		[95% CI]	[95% CI]	value
		Good	Poor
Type of profession	Midwife	112	51	0.88 [0.35, 2.22]	5.79 [2.47, 13.58]	0.001
	Nurse	13	40	1	1
Educational qualification	Bachelor	48	16	2.92 [1.53, 5.59]	3.26 [1.42, 7.52]	0.006
	Diploma	77	75	1	1
Type of facility	H/C	86	82	0.24 [0.11, 0.53]	0.51 [0.21, 1.23]	0.13
	Hospital	39	9	1	1
Interest to work in delivery unit	Yes	114	59	0.18 [0.08, 0.38]	4.85 [1.89, 12.42]	0.001
	No	11	32	1	1	1
Presence of guideline	Yes	91	42	0.32 [0.18, 0.57]	2.29 [1.18, 4.45]	0.014
	No	34	49	1	1	1
Availability of equipment	Yes	95	53	0.44 [0.25, 0.79]	1.41 [0.69, 2.87]	0.35
	No	30	38	1	1	1
Vaccine and drug availability	Yes	81	47	0.58 [0.33, 10]	1.24 [0.59, 2.61]	0.56
	No	44	44	1	1	1
Got training	Yes	97	50	0.35 [0.19, 0.64]	1.43 [0.65, 3.13]	0.37
	No	28	41	1	1
Monthly income (ETB)	>5,000	18	6	3.00 [0.99, 9.05]	0.84 [0.16, 4.52]	0.84
	4,000-4,999	31	16	1.94 [0.83, 4.55]	0.50 [0.15, 1.69]	0.27
	3,000-3,999	55	48	1.15 [0.56, 2.35]	0.58 [0.22, 1.55]	0.27
	2,000-2,999	21	21	1	1
Work experience in delivery unit	>6 years	38	17	1.90 [0.99, 3.64]	1.127 [0.518, 2.45]	0.76
	0-5 years	87	74	1	1
Sex	Male	29	13	1.81 [0.88, 3.72]	2.82 [0.994, 8.025]	0.051
	Female	96	78	1	1

Statistical significant association in AOR.