Table 4.

Potential risk factors for child mortality.

Outcome
Potential risk factor	Deceased	Alive	Crude OR (95% CI)	p-Value
Maternal activities
Breaks ore						1.5 (0.96, 2.2)		0.08
Yes		56		132
No		62		213
Grinds ore						2.6 (1.4, 5.0)		0.002
Yes		20		25
No		98		320
Washes ore						2.6 (1.4, 4.7)		0.002
Yes		22		28
No		96		317
Dries ore						2.9 (1.8, 4.8)		< 0.0001
Yes		38		48
No		80		297
Separates ore						1.7 (1.0, 3.1)		0.05
Yes		23		42
No		95		303
Other environmental risk factors
Mother performs ≥ 1 ore-processing activity		74		163		1.9 (1.2, 2.9)		0.0037
Mother performs 0 ore-processing activities		44		182
Soil lead level in compound (ppm)
< 400		8		53		Reference		Reference
400–1,200		20		111		1.2 (0.5, 2.9)		0.7
> 1,200		90		178		3.4 (1.5, 7.4)		0.0026
Dried ore in compound						2.0 (1.3, 3.2)		0.0041
Yes		46		82
No		72		263
Main water source						3.4 (2.0, 5.7)		< 0.0001
Community well		35		38
Private well		83		307
History of animal death in compound						2.4 (1.5, 3.8)		0.0003
Animal death		89		195
No animal death		29		150
Demographic risk factors
Age
Birth–24 months		88		181		2.6 (1.6, 4.2)		< 0.0001
25–49 months		30		161
Village of residence						1.8 (1.1, 2.7)		0.01
Village A		78		181
Village B		40		164