Table 3 Factors associated with newborn follow-up visit after hospital discharge within seven days

 Age (years)

   < 21

Reference

  21–30

0.76

[0.41, 1.39]

.369

   > 30

0.77

[0.41, 1.44]

.77

  Primary

0.90

[0.51, 1.59]

.722

0.89

[0.50, 1.57]

.682

  Secondary

Reference

  Matric^a and higher

1.43

[0.99, 2.05]

.054

1.47

[1.02, 2.12]

.037

  None

Reference

  Salary/Wages/Grants

0.96

[0.62, 1.48]

.841

–

–

–

   < 1 h

Reference

   ≥ 1 h

0.82

[0.59, 1.15]

.252

–

–

–

  0

Reference

  1

0.70

[0.45, 1.08]

.107

–

–

–

  2

1.07

[0.66, 1.75]

.779

–

–

–

   ≥ 3

0.97

[0.53, 1.79]

.933

–

–

–

  None

Reference

  Maternal^b

1.06

[0.71, 1.59]

.777

–

–

–

  Delivery^c

1.38

[0.87, 2.18]

.170

–

–

–

  Vaginal

Reference

  Scheduled CS^d

1.21

[0.81, 1.80]

.343

–

–

–

  Emergency CS

0.98

[0.63, 1.54]

.944

–

–

–

  34–36 weeks

1.61

[1.03, 2.53]

.037

1.67

[1.07, 2.63]

.026

  37–42 weeks

Reference

  1800–2499

1.15

[0.79, 1.69]

.466

–

–

–

  2500–4000

Reference

   > 4000

1.45

[0.64, 3.30]

.374

–

–

–

  Sex (male)

1.02

[0.73, 1.41]

.903

  0–24

1.12

[0.71, 1.77]

.620

–

–

–

  25–48

1.03

[0.65, 1.66]

.889

–

–

–

  49–72

Reference

  73–96

1.42

[0.84, 2.42]

.195

–

–

–

   > 96

1.61

[0.87, 2.95]

.127

–

–

–