Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression of the determinants of mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact in The Gambia

Sociodemographic profile

Residential area

 Urban

1.00

 Rural

1.38

1.06-1.79

0.017*

Local government area

 Banjul

1.00

 Kanifing

1.16

0.78-1.74

0.456

 Brikama

0.89

0.58-1.36

0.586

 Mansakonko

1.94

1.17-3.19

0.010*

 Kerewan

1.23

0.76-2.00

0.392

 Kuntaur

1.08

0.65-1.77

0.775

 Janjanbureh

1.26

0.77-2.04

0.357

 Basse

0.80

0.49-1.31

0.383

Reproductive profile

ANC visit initiation

 Early booking

1.00

 Late booking

0.79

0.68-0.93

0.003*

Place of delivery

 Home

1.00

 Health facility

3.35

2.37-4.75

< 0.001*

Birth weight

 Low birthweight

1.00

 Normal

1.37

1.05-1.78

0.019*