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Cause-specific mortality fraction of physician and medical assistant- assigned direct cause of death (N = 365)
| MA | Physician1 | Physician2 | Physician3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of death | n | (%) | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Prematurity/Low Birth weight(LBW) | 41 | (11.2) | 64 | (17.5) | 59 | (16.2) | 29 | (7.9) |
| Birth asphyxia | 151 | (41.4) | 151 | (41.4) | 141 | (38.6) | 194 | (53.2) |
| Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) | 39 | (10.7) | 23 | (6.3) | 49 | (13.4) | 13 | (3.6) |
| Pneumonia | 35 | (9.6) | 22 | (6.0) | 26 | (7.1) | 13 | (3.6) |
| Sepsis/Meningitis | 29 | (7.9) | 57 | (15.6) | 33 | (9.0) | 72 | (19.7) |
