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. 2017 Dec 20;7(2):020504. doi: 10.7189/jogh.07.020504

Table 2.

Adjusted odds ratios of death on days 0–1 or days 2–27 compared to surviving over the neonatal period among births with SAB compared to births without SAB)*

Variable (reference category) Age at death Category Odds Ratio 95% confidence interval
P
Skilled attendant at birth (No.)
Day 0–1
Yes
1.17
0.934
1.465
0.173
Day 2–27
Yes
0.84
0.709
0.996
0.045
Parity (5 plus)
Day 0–1
1
1.35
0.919
1.984
0.127
Day 2–27
1
1.03
0.708
1.506
0.870
Day 0–1
2–4
0.84
0.678
1.051
0.129
Day 2–27
2–4
0.75
0.607
0.931
0.009
Mother's age at birth (20–29)
Day 0–1
15–19
0.91
0.757
1.106
0.358
Day 2–27
15–19
1.15
0.879
1.517
0.301
Day 0–1
30–39
1.25
1.052
1.488
0.011
Day 2–27
30–39
1.14
0.937
1.376
0.194
Day 0–1
≥40
1.72
1.349
2.187
<0.0001
Day 2–27
≥40
1.62
1.247
2.099
<0.0001
Current marital status (Married)
Day 0–1
Other
1.01
0.871
1.172
0.896
Day 2–27
Other
1.15
0.939
1.414
0.175
Day 0–1
Single
1.08
0.811
1.427
0.611
Day 2–27
Single
1.52
1.218
1.906
<0.0001
Education level (No education)
Day 0–1
Primary
1.04
0.896
1.215
0.585
Day 2–27
Primary
1.04
0.92
1.171
0.545
Day 0–1
Secondary or higher
0.92
0.704
1.202
0.542
Day 2–27
Secondary or higher
0.84
0.649
1.089
0.189
Residence (Rural)
Day 0–1
Urban
1.01
0.837
1.218
0.920
Day 2–27
Urban
1.14
0.92
1.401
0.237
Wealth quintile (Poorest) Day 0–1
Poorer
1.03
0.852
1.239
0.776
Day 2–27
Poorer
1.05
0.893
1.241
0.542
Day 0–1
Middle
1.04
0.911
1.180
0.585
Day 2–27
Middle
1.00
0.805
1.234
0.973
Day 0–1
Richer
1.04
0.877
1.224
0.678
Day 2–27
Richer
0.94
0.755
1.173
0.590
Day 0-1
Richest
1.05
0.828
1.323
0.705
Day 2-27 Richest 0.91 0.619 1.328 0.614

SAB – skilled attendant at birth

*Analysis based on generalized linear mixed model; pooled DHS 2010-2014 from 20 countries in Africa.