Table 4.
Logistic regression model for predictors of neonatal death in Ifakara HDSS: 2004–2009 (N = 18,139)
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Univariate |
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Multivariate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | OR | 95% CI | P-value | AOR | 95% CI | P-value |
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Sex of newborn |
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| Female (Ref.) |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Male |
1.33 |
1.13-1.58 |
<0.01 |
1.34 |
1.13-1.58 |
<0.01 |
|
Mothers’ age |
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|
|
|
|
|
| Teenager mothers’ (20–34 years) (Ref.) |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Non-Teenage mothers’ (13–19 years) |
1.68 |
1.38-2.04 |
<0.01 |
1.64 |
1.34-2.02 |
<0.01 |
| Non-Teenage mothers’ (35–49 years) |
1.09 |
0.85-1.40 |
0.48 |
1.1 |
0.86-1.41 |
0.463 |
|
Birth order |
|
|
|
|
|
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| First Births (Ref.) |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Second births |
1.37 |
1.16-1.62 |
<0.01 |
1.85 |
1.52-2.26 |
<0.01 |
|
Interval between first & second birth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long birth interval (>33 months) (Ref) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Short birth interval (<33 months) |
1.62 |
1.25-2.10 |
<0.01 |
1.50 |
1.16-196 |
<0.01 |
|
Maternal Education |
|
|
|
|
|
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| Above primary education (Ref.) |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
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| None or Primary education |
1.24 |
0.98-1.56 |
0.072 |
1.2 |
0.94-1.53 |
0.136 |
|
SES at birth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Poorest (Ref.) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Poorer |
0.92 |
0.71-1.20 |
0.557 |
- |
- |
- |
| Poor |
0.94 |
0.73-1.22 |
0.644 |
- |
- |
- |
| Less Poor |
0.97 |
0.75-1.25 |
0.795 |
- |
- |
- |
| Least Poor |
1.09 |
0.84-1.42 |
0.516 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Place of delivery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Outside health facility (Ref.) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Health facility |
0.91 |
0.83-1.16 |
0.842 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mother having partner |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Absence (Ref.) |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Presence of mothers’ partner |
0.8 |
0.65-0.98 |
0.031 |
0.82 |
0.66-0.98 |
0.049 |
|
Season |
|
|
|
|
|
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| Dry season (Ref.) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
|
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| Wet season | 0.98 | 0.83-1.16 | 0.813 | - | - | - |
Ref. = Reference of the category, CI = Confidence Interval, OR = odds Ratio.