Table 6.
Multivariate Logistic regression model for predictor ASD
| Parameters | Screen + ve ASD total Vs. Screen -ve ASD total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wald | OR | CI | |
| Age | .051 | 1.00 | 0.98- 1.02 |
| Sex | 75.95 | 1.70 | 1.51–1.92* |
| No of households | 2.51 | 0.95 | 0.89- 1.01 |
| Locality (rural) | 4.902 | 0.84 | 0.73–0.98* |
| Social level (Middle Vs. Low) | 5.708 | 1.76 | 1.52–2.03* |
| Social level (High to low) | 58.10 | 1.20 | 1.03–1.40* |
| Residency (Lower to cities) | 68.38 | 0.47 | 0.39–0.56* |
| Residency (Upper to cities) | 1.87 | 0.98 | 0.96–1.08 |
| Residency (Frontiers to cities) | 46.94 | 0.46 | 0.35–0.56* |
| Maternal age at birth | .080 | 1.00 | 0.99–1.01 |
| Maternal University and above to less | 10.54 | 0.66 | 0.52–0.85* |
| Paternal University and above to less | 13.37 | 0.64 | 0.51–0.82* |
| School attending status (not)a | 4.43 | 1.22 | 0.92–1.28 |
| Maternal work status (working) | 1.31 | 0.90 | 0.75–1.08 |
| Mothers have any health problems during pregnancy | 34.74 | 1.74 | 1.45 – 2.10* |
| Difficult labor | 6.96 | 1.24 | 1.06–1.45* |
| Disabled mothers | 4.78 | 1.35 | 0.92–1.50 |
| Less than 7 months (preterm delivery) | 1.90 | 0.89 | 0.98–1.94 |
| LBW (less than 2.5 kg at birth) | 14.80 | 1.53 | 1.23–1.89* |
| Children suffer from jaundice after birth | 7.26 | 1.20 | 1.05–1.37* |
| Children suffer from cyanosis after birth | 14.38 | 1.87 | 1.35–2.59* |
| Children suffer from any convulsions | 89.01 | 3.67 | 2.80- 4.80* |
| Children kept in an incubator for more than two days | 16.62 | 1.47 | 1.22–1.76* |
| Child suffer from meningitis | .223 | 0.9 | 0.58–1.40 |
| Constant | 138.96 | 0.043 | |
*p-value significant at < 0.05
**p-value highly sig at < 0.01
aof children aged 6 -12 years