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. 2015 Oct;21(4):294–302. doi: 10.1179/2049396715Y.0000000007

Table 3.

Risk of mortality among neonates and children living in homes using solid fuels versus clean fuels by geographic region

Neonatal mortality Child mortality
RR* 95% CI p-value RR* 95% CI p-value
Unadjusted
Americas
1·31 (1·16, 1·47)  < 0·001 2·35 (2·09, 2·64)  < 0·001
Asia
2·18 (1·97, 2·40)  < 0·001 2·82 (2·51, 3·16)  < 0·001
North Africa and Europe
0·59 (0·37, 0·95) 0·030 1·27 (0·90, 1·78) 0·171
Sub-Saharan Africa
1·50 (1·34, 1·69)  < 0·001 2·31 (2·10, 2·53)  < 0·001
All study regions
1·95 (1·85, 2·06)  < 0·001 3·97 (3·77, 4·18)  < 0·001
Adjusted
Americas
1·20 (1·01, 1·44) 0·040 1·41 (1·18, 1·69)  < 0·001
Asia
1·28 (1·10, 1·49) 0·001 1·14 (0·97, 1·34) 0·105
North Africa and Europe
0·77 (0·44, 1·37) 0·377 1·41 (0·89, 2·23) 0·147
Sub-Saharan Africa
1·06 (0·92, 1·21) 0·430 1·02 (0·92, 1·13) 0·713
All study regions
1·24 (1·14, 1·34)  < 0·001 1·21 (1·12, 1·30)  < 0·001
*

Relative risks, where values greater than 1 indicate increased risk among polluting fuel users.

Adjusted for maternal education, mother's age at birth, if the mother smokes cigarettes, birth order, sex of child, wealth index, urban vs. rural residence, and country of residence.