Geographical variation and predictors of missing essential newborn care items during the immediate postpartum period in Ethiopia: Spatial and multilevel count analyses.

The level of missing ENC was found to be high in Ethiopia with a significant spatial variation across regions. Hence, the government and policymakers should devise strategies for hotspot areas to improve women's economic capabilities, access to education, and health-seeking behaviours for prenatal care and skilled delivery services to improve ENC uptake.