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. 2014 Dec 16;13:113. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-113

Table 2.

Neonatal mortality model

Variables (Model 0)n (Model 1)‴ (Model 2)^~
HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
Residence type
Urban Ref Ref
Rural 1.36(1.13―1.65) 1.30(1.07―1.58) 1.32(1.06―1.64)
Household wealth index
Rich Ref
Poor 1.43(1.09―1.88)
Middle 1.14(0.86―1.52)
Mother's education
Secondary or higher Ref
No education 1.26(1.01―1.56)
Primary 1.20(0.94―1.52)
Mother's working status
Not working Ref
Working 0.76(0.64―0.91)
Mother's age
40―49 Ref Ref
< 20 3.14(2.09―4.70) 3.17(2.12―4.74) 3.16(2.12―4.74)
20―29 1.11(0.81―1.51) 1.22(0.90―1.66) 1.22 0.90―1.65)
30―39 0.90(0.64―1.24) 0.99(0.71―1.37) 0.98(0.71―1.36)
Mother's perceived baby size
Average or larger Ref Ref Ref
Small or very small 1.95(1.63―2.34) 1.86(1.55―2.24) 1.86(1.55―2.24)
Sex
Female Ref Ref Ref
Male 1.31(1.11―1.55) 1.33(1.13―1.57) 1.33(1.13―1.64)
Breastfeeding currently
Yes Ref Ref Ref
No 1.98(1.64―2.38) 2.12(1.76―2.55) 2.12(1.75―2.55)
Location of kitchen
Separate building Ref Ref Ref
Outdoors 0.88(0.68―1.15)
House 1.15(0.92―1.44)
Cooking fuel
Non-Solid fuel Ref Ref
Solid fuel 1.16(0.91―1.47) 1.01(0.73―1.26)

^Independent variables adjusted were: place of residence, wealth index, child size, child’s gender, currently. Breastfeeding and mother’s (education, working status, age); nModel 0 – unadjusted independent variables; ‴Model 1 – independent variables associated with neonatal mortality; Model 2 – Model 1 plus type of cooking fuels; ~Missing values were excluded from model 0, 1, and 2.