Research Article
Patterns and Determinants of Essential Newborn Care Practices in Rural Areas of Northern Ghana
Table 5
Relationship among good neonatal feeding and sociodemographic and antenatal care factors.
| | Variable | | Good neonatal feeding | Test statistic | No
(%) | Yes
(%) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | Under 25 years | 104 | 54 (51.9) | 50 (48.1) | Chi-square () = 18.9, | | 25–34 years | 232 | 98 (42.2) | 134 (57.8) | | At least 35 years | 68 | 49 (72.1) | 19 (27.9) | | Total | 404 | 201 (49.8) | 203 (50.2) | | Presence of skilled birth attendant (SBA) | | | | | | No | 383 | 195 (50.9) | 188 (49.1) | Chi-square () = 3.9, | | Yes | 21 | 6 (28.6) | 15 (71.4) | | Total | 404 | 201 (49.8) | 203 (50.2) | | Timely ANC visit | | | | | | Late | 272 | 155 (57.0) | 117 (43.0) | Chi-square () = 16.4, | | Early | 130 | 46 (35.4) | 84 (64.6) | | Total | 402 | 201 (50.0) | 201 (50.0) | | Subdistrict | | | | | | Savelugu | 138 | 74 (53.6) | 64 (46.4) | , | | Pong Tamale | 121 | 69 (57.0) | 52 (43.0) | | Nanton | 145 | 58 (40.0) | 87 (60.0) | | Total | 404 | 201 (49.8) | 203 (50.2) | | Knowledge of newborn danger signs | | | | | | 0-1 | 137 | 81 (59.1) | 56 (40.9) | , 1 | | 2-3 | 185 | 104 (56.2) | 81 (43.8) | | At least 4 | 82 | 16 (19.5) | 66 (80.5) | | Total | 404 | 201 (49.8) | 203 (50.2) |
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