Table 4 Factors associated with timing of first bath of new-born baby

 No

53/265 (20%)

1.7 (0.93–3.0)

55/265 (21%)

1.2 (0.72–1.9)

156/265 (59%)

 Yes ^a

27/209 (13%)

1.0

45/209 (21%)

1.0

137/209 (63%)

  < 25

52/277 (19%)

2.8 (1.4–5.9) *

63/277 (23%)

1.6 (0.8–3.0)

161/277 (58%)

 25 or more ^a

28/197 (14%)

1.0

37/197 (19%)

1.0

132/197 (67%)

 No or primary education

38/185 (20%)

1.3 (0.59–3.1)

42/185 (23%)

1.1 (0.58–2.2)

105/185 (57%)

 Junior secondary

29/152 (19%)

1.6 (0.75–3.6)

28/152 (18%)

0.93 (0.49–1.6)

95/152 (63%)

 Secondary ^a

13/137 (10%)

1.0

30/137 (22%)

1.0

93/137 (68%)

  < 10,000BDT

43/223 (19%)

1.3 (0.70–2.3)

45/223 (20%)

0.93 (0.54–1.6)

135/223 (61%)

 10,000 BDT or above ^a

37/251 (15%)

1.0

55/251 (22%)

1.0

158/251 (63%)

 1

31/203 (15%)

0.34 (0.13–0.87) *

49/203 (24%)

0.83 (0.35–1.9)

123/203 (61%)

 2

25/176 (14%)

0.34 (0.14–0.77) *

31/176 (18%)

0.63 (0.30–1.3)

120/176 (68%)

 3 or more^a

24/95 (25%)

1.0

20/95 (21%)

1.0

51/95 (54%)

 Rural

43/214 (20%)

0.80 (0.43–1.5)

41/214 (19%)

0.79 (0.46–1.4)

130/214 (61%)

 Urban ^a

37/260 (14%)

1.0

59/260 (23%)

1.0

164/260 (63%)

 District A

11/61 (18%)

0.75 (0.25–2.2)

28/61 (46%)

3.2 (1.3–7.6) *

22/61 (36%)

 District B

15/116 (13%)

2.9 (1.4–6.1) *

11/116 (9%)

3.4 (1.6–7.1) **

90/116 (78%)

 District C

17/115 (15%)

0.50 (0.21–1.2)

32/115 (28%)

1.0 (0.45–2.3)

66/115 (57%)

 District D

7/62 (11%)

0.20 (0.05–0.74) *

16/62 (26%)

0.71 (0.26–1.9)

39/62 (63%)

 District E ^a

8/122 (6%)

1.0

24/122 (20%)

1.0

90/122 (74%)

 No

46/168 (27%)

4.8 (2.6–9.1) **

45/168 (27%)

2.4 (1.3–4.2) **

77/168 (46%)

 Yes ^a

34/306 (11%)

1.0

55/306 (18%)

1.0

217/306 (71%)