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. 2010 May 5;39(3):825–833. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyq066

Table 2.

Adjusted Cox hazard regression models for perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality (n = 3909)

Covariates Perinatal Neonatal Infant
HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
Mother experienced recent domestic violence (none)
    One violent episode 0.77 (0.34, 1.57) 0.78 (0.45, 1.34) 0.59 (0.25, 1.31)
    More than one violent episode 1.85 (1.12, 2.79) 1.62 (1.11, 2.53) 1.68 (1.10, 2.57)
Maternal age (<24), years
    25–29 1.10 (0.70, 1.81) 1.04 (0.66, 1.64) 1.18 (0.83, 1.68)
    30–34 1.24 (0.65, 2.47) 0.84 (0.48, 1.52) 0.75 (0.44, 1.27)
    >35 2.05 (1.02, 3.99) 1.50 (0.73, 3.05) 1.29 (0.70, 2.38)
Parity (1–2)
    3–4 0.35 (0.19, 0.74) 0.79 (0.32, 1.87) 0.77 (0.33, 1.64)
    >4 0.32 (0.17, 0.65) 1.19 (0.47, 2.97) 1.17 (0.57, 2.47)
Maternal education (none)
    Primary 0.47 (0.22, 0.96) 0.76 (0.43, 1.38) 0.64 (0.39, 1.12)
    Secondary 1.11 (0.55, 2.20) 1.43 (0.72, 2.86) 0.96 (0.49, 1.91)
    Higher 0.53 (0.21, 1.31) 0.58 (0.18, 1.71) 0.54 (0.32, 0.91)
Paternal education (none)
    Primary 0.96 (0.59, 1.61) 1.23 (0.75, 2.02) 1.04 (0.68, 1.58)
    Secondary 0.87 (0.61, 1.32) 0.85 (0.53, 1.35) 0.92 (0.63, 1.34)
    Higher 0.83 (0.45, 1.65) 0.68 (0.29, 1.57) 0.66 (0.33, 1.34)
Sex of child (male)
    Female 0.70 (0.50, 0.91) 0.74 (0.52, 1.05) 0.65 (0.42, 0.94)
Household assets (low)
    Medium 1.32 (0.88, 1.96) 1.30 (0.90, 1.89) 1.14 (0.83, 1.58)
    High 1.22 (0.54, 3.02) 0.83 (0.34, 2.33) 0.51 (0.17, 1.51)
Caste (scheduled caste)
    Schedules tribe 1.03 (0.68, 1.23) 1.10 (0.54, 1.49) 1.13 (0.67, 1.38)
    Other
Received prenatal care in last pregnancy (no)
    Yes 0.84 (0.64, 1.12) 0.82 (0.58, 1.32) 0.82 (0.54, 1.42)
State (Bihar)
    Jharkhand 0.89 (0.46, 1.56) 1.10 (0.67, 1.83) 0.89 (0.58, 1.38)
    Maharashtra 0.76 (0.53, 1.27) 1.12 (0.61, 1.95) 1.03 (0.63, 1.72)
    Tamil Nadu 0.79 (0.41, 1.52) 1.02 (0.60, 2.05) 0.85 (0.52, 1.47)

Figures in italics are significant at the 5% level.