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. 2013 Mar 6;12:17. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-17

Table 5.

Regression models to predict neonatal mortality for institutional and home births with mother’s education as explanatory variablec

Odds ratios for neonatal mortality for home and institutional deliveries
Variable Model 5: Institutional birth
Model 6: Home birth
OR P Confidence intervals OR P Confidence intervals
Year of survey (reference 2007)
2004
1.38
0.29
0.77
2.48
0.95
0.70
0.74
1.22
2000
1.09
0.79
0.59
2.01
0.93
0.54
0.72
1.18
1996
2.14*
0.03
1.10
4.16
1.63
0.00
1.26
2.10
Maternal education (reference higher/further)
No education
3.65**
0.01
1.47
9.07
2.51
0.06
0.95
6.61
Primary education
3.07**
0.01
1.33
7.08
2.07
0.14
0.78
5.46
Secondary education
2.28*
0.04
1.06
4.91
2.11
0.13
0.79
5.61
Sample size: 2803 Sample size: 23149

c Models also adjusted for urban/rural, sex, multiple birth, birth order and parity and antenatal care.