Factors associated with the practice of neonatal sunlight exposure of the study participants (n=420)
| Variables | Category | Practice | cOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | |
| Good | Poor | ||||
| Neonatal age | 0–15 days | 39 | 135 | 1 | 1 |
| 16–28 days | 75 | 171 | 1.73 (1.11 to 2.71) | 1.99 (1.15 to 3.44)* | |
| Educational status of the mother | No formal education | 7 | 34 | 1 | 1 |
| Primary education | 19 | 93 | 0.99 (0.38 to 2.57) | 0.61 (0.20 to 1.86) | |
| Secondary and above | 88 | 179 | 2.39 (1.02 to 5.60) | 1.07 (0.36 to 3.19) | |
| Occupation of mother | Housewife | 45 | 180 | 1 | 1 |
| Government employee | 36 | 53 | 2.72 (1.59 to 4.64) | 1.49 (0.74 to 3.02) | |
| Private employee | 30 | 45 | 2.67 (1.51 to 4.69) | 0.93 (0.45 to 1.93) | |
| Merchant | 3 | 28 | 0.43 (0.13 to 1.47) | 0.34 (0.08 to 1.44) | |
| Marital status of the mother | Unmarried | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Married | 112 | 286 | 3.92 (0.90 to 17.03) | 1.80 (0.35 to 9.20) | |
| Family size | 1–3 | 35 | 149 | 1 | 1 |
| 4–6 | 65 | 145 | 1.91 (1.19 to 3.05) | 1.86 (1.08 to 3.21)* | |
| ≥7 | 14 | 12 | 4.97 (2.11 to 11.67) | 4.43 (1.54 to 12.78)* | |
| Type of housing | Condominium/apartment | 14 | 72 | 1 | 1 |
| Compound/villa | 100 | 234 | 2.19 (1.18 to 4.08) | 2.59 (1.26 to 5.33)* | |
| Educational status of husband | No formal education | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| Primary education | 13 | 77 | 1.06 (0.32 to 3.53) | 0.63 (0.16 to 2.42) | |
| Secondary and above | 97 | 204 | 2.97 (1.01 to 8.78) | 1.64 (0.45 to 5.99) | |
| ANC follow-ups | 1–3 times | 21 | 142 | 1 | 1 |
| ≥4 times | 93 | 154 | 4.08 (2.41 to 6.91) | 2.79 (1.49 to 5.22)* | |
| Gestational age | <37 weeks | 13 | 98 | 1 | 1 |
| 37–42 weeks | 96 | 197 | 3.31 (1.83 to 6.01) | 2.54 (1.06 to 6.07)* | |
| ≥42 weeks | 5 | 11 | 3.09 (0.94 to 10.14) | 3.24 (0.72 to 14.55) | |
| Birth weight | <2.5 kg | 19 | 96 | 1 | 1 |
| ≥2.5 kg | 95 | 206 | 1.93 (1.11 to 3.35) | 1.42 (0.59 to 3.39) | |
| Knowledge | Good | 38 | 143 | 1 | 1 |
| Poor | 76 | 163 | 0.57 (0.36 to 0.89) | 0.40 (0.22 to 0.70)* | |
| Fear of sunlight exposure | Yes | 54 | 188 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 60 | 118 | 1.77 (1.15 to 2.73) | 1.83 (1.08 to 3.12)* | |
*p<0.05.
aOR, adjusted OR; cOR, crude OR.