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. 2012 Sep 5;12:739. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-739

Table 4.

Association of maternal and infant baseline with infant death rate at different child age in univariable Cox regressions in a cohort of 866 live births in Banfora Health District (Burkina Faso)

Exposure variables 0 to 6 months (1sthalf of infancy)
1-12 months (postneonatal period)
0 to 12 months (overall infancy)
PYO No of deaths MRsa HRb
PYO No of deaths MRsa HRb
PYO No of deaths MRsa HRb
[95% CI] [95% CI] [95% CI]
Area of residence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ▪ Banfora
198.3
43
217
1.7 [0.8-3.5]
356.3
29
81
1.1 [0.5-2.5]
387.7
56
144
1.6 [0.8-2.9]
 ▪ Soubakenedougou
102.1
13
127
1
183.9
13
70
1
200.0
18
90
1
 ▪ Sideradougou
106.6
19
178
1.4 [0.7-2.8]
191.6
16
83
1.2 [0.6-2.4]
208.6
24
115
1.3 [0.7-2.3]
Distance to nearest health facility
 ▪ ≤5 km
192.9
44
228
1.5 [0.9-2.7]
346.7
28
81
1.0 [0.6-1.7]
377.5
55
146
1.4 [0.9-2.2]
 ▪ >5 km
214.
31
145
1
385.2
30
79
1
418.8
43
103
1
Maternal age
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ▪ <20
61.9
12
193
1.6 [0.5-5.2]
111.8
9
80
3.1 [0.6-15.0]
121.6
17
140
1.9 [0.6-6.5]
 ▪ 20-35
302.4
58
192
1
542.6
47
87
1
590.6
75
127
1
 ▪ >35
42.6
5
11
1.6 [0.6-4.1
77.4
2
26
3.3 [1.0-11.2]
84.1
6
71
1.7 [0.7-4.4]
Maternal parity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ▪ 0
63.8
15
235
1.4 [0.6-3.2]
115.0
10
87
1.0 [0.4-2.3]
125.2
19
152
1.3 [0.6-2.8]
 ▪ 1
65.9
13
197
1.2 [0.5-2.9]
118.8
11
51
1.1. [0.4 2.9]
129.2
17
131
1.1 [0.5-2.6]
 ▪ 2-4
193.1
31
160
1.2 [0.6-2.1
346.3
29
58
1
376.9
43
114
1
 ▪ 5+
84.0
16
190
1
151.8
8
26
0.6 [0.3-1.3]
165.0
19
115
1.0 [0.6-1.7]
History of child deathc
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ▪ Yes
201.1
40
199
1.4 [0.8-2.3]
359.6
35
97
1.8 [0.8-4.2]
391.5
54
138
1.5 [1.0-2.3]
 ▪ No
142.0
20
141
1
257.3
13
50
1
279.5
25
89
1
Polygynous household
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ▪ Yes
194.3
47
242
1.8 [1.0-3.3]
345.6
37
107
1.9 [0.9-4.1]
376.7
61
162
1.8 [1.0-3.3]
 ▪ No
212.6
28
131
1
386.3
21
54
1
419.6
37
88
1
Maternal education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ▪ None
326.8
61
187
1.5 [0.7-3.3]
586.5
49
83
3.8 [0.5-27.0]
638.4
78
122
2.0 [0.9-4.3]
 ▪ Literacy/primary school
55.2
11
199
1.6 [0.6-4.6]1
99.8
8
80
3.6 [0.4-32.0]
108.5
17
157
2.5 [1.0-6.4]
 ▪ Secondary school
24.9
3
120
1
45.5
1
22
1
49.4
3
61
1
Socio-economic statusd
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ▪ Q1 (most poor)
86.6
13
150
1
157.4
8
51
1
171.1
17
99
1
 ▪ Q2
73.5
21
286
1.9 [0.8-4.6]
131.2
12
91
1.8 [0.7-4.5]
142.9
26
182
1.8 [0.8-4.1]
 ▪ Q3
83.8
16
191
1.3 [0.6-2.7]
150.1
13
87
1.7 [0.7-4.2]
163.5
21
128
1.3 [0.7-2.4]
 ▪ Q4
83.5
11
132
0.9 [0.4-2.1]
151.6
8
53
1.0 [0.3-3.5]
164.5
14
85
0.8 [0.4-1.9]
 ▪Q5 (less poor)
79.5
14
176
1.2 [0.6-2.3]
141.5
17
120
2.3 [1.1-4.9]
154.2
20
130
1.3 [08–2.0]
Mother sleeps under bednet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ▪ Yes
156.7
25
159
1
284.1
16
56
1
308.7
32
103
1
 ▪ No
250.2
50
200
1.2 [0.6-2.5]
447.8
42
94
1.6 [1.0-2.8]
487.6
66
135
1.3 [0.7-2.2]
Antenatal care visit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 · 0
112.2
20
178
1.2 [0.5-2.7]
203.1
13
64
0.9 [0.4-1.7]
221.0
25
113
1.1 [0.6-2.0]
 · 1-2
218.2
44
201
1.4 [0.7-2.7]
390.5
35
89
1.2 [0.7-2.1]
425.1
58
136
1.3 [0.8-2.2]
 · >2
76.5
11
144
1
138.2
10
72
1
150.2
15
100
1
Birth attendant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ▪ Health personnel
154.2
28
181
1
275.4
31
112
1
299.7
41
137
1
 ▪ TBA/family/other
252.7
47
186
1.0 [0.7-1.5]
456.5
27
59
0.5 [0.3-8]
496.6
57
115
0.8 [0.6-1.2]
Season of delivery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ▪ Dry season (Nov-Apr)
189.1
40
211
1.3 [0.9-2.0]
339.7
26
76
0.9 [0.6-1.3]
369.6
50
135
1.2 [0.8-1.7]
 ▪ Rainy season (May-Oct)
217.8
35
160
1
392.2
32
81
1
426.7
48
112
1
Sex of newborn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ▪ Girl
201.7
32
158
1
362.8
29
80
1
394.6
48
121
1
 ▪ Boy
205.2
43
209
1.3 [0.8-2.1]
369.0
29
78
1.0 [0.6-1.6]
401.7
50
124
1.0 [0.7-1.5]
Twin births
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ▪ Yes
13.3
18
1349
8.3 [4.8-14.5]
21.5
10
465
6.7 [3.12.7]
24.0
21
876
7.7 [4.6-12.8]
 ▪ No
393.6
57
145
1
710.4
48
67
1
772.3
77
100
1
Low anthropometric z-scores at week-3e
 · Yes
101.9
18
177
4.0 [1.5-10.5]
180.3
25
138
3.2 [1.8-5.7]
196.5
27
137
3.2 [1.8-5.9]
 · No 253.1 11 43 1 461.0 20 43 1 500.2 21 42 1

aMortality rates (MRs) per 1000 person-years of observation (PYO).

bAll crude analyses adjusted for the cluster-design of the main EBF-study and estimates of HRs are with robust standard errors.

cRestricted only to multiparous mothers.

dSee Table 1 for computation of the index of household assets.

eApplicable only to those with weight or height measured at week-3 visit (±7 days, N = 723).