Table 2.
Association between selected predictor factors for perinatal mortality in rural population of northwest Ethiopia, 2009–2011
| Descriptions | Perinatal death | COR (95% Confidence Interval) | AOR (95% Confidence Interval) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Yes: # (%) |
No: #(%) |
|
|
|
Marital status of mothers |
|
|
|
|
| Married |
77 (4.7) |
1547 (95.3) |
0.53 (0.27,1.02) |
0.47 (0.21,1.08) |
| Single/widowed/separated |
11 (8.6) |
117 (90.7) |
1 |
1 |
|
Educational status of mothers |
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
78 (6.1) |
1192 (93.9) |
3.94 (1.43,10.87) |
4.83 (1.45,16.05) |
| Primary/informal |
6 (2.5) |
231 (97.5) |
1.57 (0.44,5.62) |
1.75 (0.43,7.25) |
| Secondary & higher |
4 (1.6) |
245 (98.4) |
1 |
1 |
|
Fathers educational status |
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
57 (5.6) |
966 (94.4) |
2.2 (0.92,5.08) |
2.69 (0.78,9.34) |
| primary school/informal |
25 (5.0) |
478 (95.0) |
1.92 (0.78,4.74) |
2.44 (0.71,8.40) |
| Secondary/higher |
6 (2.7) |
220 (97.3) |
1 |
1 |
|
Mothers occupation |
|
|
|
|
| Farmer |
3 (12.0) |
22 (88.0) |
7.23 (1.37,38.06) |
5.02 (0.79,31.71) |
| Own business |
5 (6.2) |
76 (93.8) |
3.49 (0.81,14.97) |
5.40 (1.40,27.96) |
| Housewives |
77 (5.2) |
1403 (94.8) |
2.90 (0.91,9.30) |
2.73 (0.75,9.94) |
| Others |
3 (1.9) |
159 (98.1) |
1 |
1 |
|
Fathers occupation |
|
|
|
|
| Student |
6 (10.5) |
51 (89.5) |
2.97 (0.80,10.99) |
1.04 (0.19, 5.62) |
| Farmer |
72 (4.9) |
1402 (95.1) |
1.32 (1.47,3.69) |
0.37I (0.08,1.64) |
| Own business |
6 (5.3) |
107 (94.7) |
1.44 (0.40,5.27) |
1.17 (0.25,5.47) |
| Other |
4 (3.7) |
103 (95.9) |
1 |
1 |
|
Sex of infants |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
55 (6.2) |
835 (93.8) |
1.67 (1.06,2.58) |
1.61 (1.04,2.67) |
| Female |
33 (3.8) |
828 (96.2) |
1 |
1 |
|
Type of birth out comes |
|
|
|
|
| Multiple |
12 (21.1) |
45 (78.9) |
5.7 (2.89,11.18) |
7.09 (3.22,15.61) |
| Single |
76 (4.5) |
1619 (95.5) |
1 |
1 |
|
Birth interval for the index child |
|
|
|
|
| < 24 months |
40 (7.6) |
483 (92.4) |
2.04 (1.32,3.14) |
2.58 (1.61,4.13) |
| > = 24 months |
48 (3.9) |
1181 (96.1) |
1 |
1 |
|
History of Abortion |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
8 (9.3) |
78 (90.7) |
2.03 (0.95,4.35) |
1.31 (0.54,3.15) |
| No |
80 (4.8) |
1586 (95.2) |
1 |
1 |
|
Previous still births |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
15 (27.8) |
39 (70.9) |
8.6 (4.52,16.24) |
8.38 (3.94,17.83) |
| No |
73 (4.3) |
1625 (95.8) |
1 |
1 |
|
Ever use of family planning Methods |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
19 (4.4) |
415 (95.6) |
0.83 (0.49,1.4) |
1.09 (0.58,2.03) |
| No |
69 (5.2) |
1249 (94.8) |
1 |
1 |
|
Maternal TT vaccine |
|
|
|
|
| No |
81 (6.0) |
1263 (94) |
3.67 (1.68,8.02) |
3.62 (1.57, 8.34) |
| Yes | 7 (1.7) | 401 (98.3) | 1 | 1 |