Table 3. Risk factors of preterm birth and infant death.
Preterm birth | Infant death | ||
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Independent variables | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | |
Age of mother at preceding birth | 18–34 years | reference | reference |
< 18 years | 1.38 (0.59–3.24) | 0.17 (0.02–1.52) | |
≥ 35 years | 0.65 (0.27–1.59) | 1.07 (0.33–3.48) | |
Maternal education–less than 12 years | 0.73 (0.48–1.11) | 1.81 (0.98–3.44) | |
Number of pregnancies | ≤ 3 | reference | reference |
4–5 | 0.74 (0.48–1.14) | 1.45 (0.70–2.98) | |
≥ 6 | 0.72 (0.45–1.15) | 1.32 (0.62–2.84) | |
Maternal employment | 0.79 (0.41–1.51) | 1.18 (0.40–3.55) | |
Residence inside camp | 0.99 (0.69–1.43) | 1.04 (0.57–1.89) | |
Consanguinity | 1.16 (0.80–1.68) | 2.41 (1.35–4.30) | |
Risk classification preceding pregnancy | normal | reference | reference |
alert | 1.82 (1.19–2.78) | 1.61 (0.79–3.29) | |
high | 2.94 (1.86–4.64) | 3.09 (1.46–6.53) | |
Twin/triplet pregnancy | 9.54 (4.46–20.38) | 1.32 (0.36–4.83) | |
Birth-interval below 24 months | 0.99 (0.69–1.42) | 3.98 (2.17–7.30) | |
Sex preceding child (female) | 0.86 (0.61–1.22) | 1.65 (0.93–2.94) | |
Preterm birth (< 37 weeks) | 9.88 (3.98–24.85) | ||
Low birth weight (< 2500 grams) | 3.20 (0.93–11.04) | ||
Preterm birth by low birth weight (interaction) | 1.20 (0.24–5.60) |
Hosmer and Lemeshow test and classification preterm birth: p = 0.98, 75.0%; infant death p = 0.09, 82.7%.