Table 5. Adjusted O.R. for neonatal deaths by mother's age at birth of child: South and South East Asia.

	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4
Maternal age (R.C. = 20–29)
< 16 years	2.12	1.84	1.81
	(1.65–2.74)**	(1.43–2.38)**	(1.37–2.37)**
16/17 years	1.75	1.55	1.49
	(1.50–2.04)**	(1.33–1.81)**	(1.26–1.76)**
18/ 19 years	1.46	1.35	1.30
	(1.29–1.65)**	(1.20–1.53)**	(1.14–1.48)**
Birth order (R.C. 2/3)
First birth	1.56	1.802	1.532
	(1.400–1.740)**	(1.611–2.016)**	(1.353–1.734)**
4+ birth	1.76	1.47	1.46
	(1.50–2.06)**	(1.27–1.74)**	(1.24–1.73)**
Birth interval (R.C. >18 months)
Birth interval <18 months	2.24	2.23	1.92
	(1.99–2.52)**	(1.98–2.51)**	(1.70–2.18)**
Education (R.C. secondary/ tertiary education)
No education		1.77	1.45
		(1.59–1.98)**	(1.28–1.64)**
Primary education		1.35	1.24
		(1.19–1.53)**	(1.09–1.41)**
Place of residence (R.C. urban)
Rural		1.26	1.28
		(1.13–1.41)**	(1.14–1.44)**
Place of delivery (R.C. home)
Hospital			1.28
			(1.14–1.43)**
Antenatal care (R.C. 4 or more)
No ANC			1.58
			(1.30–1.92)**
<4 ANC			1.44
			(1.22–1.69)**
Data missing			3.91
			(3.40–4.50)**

Significance level:

*p<0.05;

**p<0.01;

***p<0.005