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. 2018 Aug 29;24(1-2):47–54. doi: 10.1080/10773525.2018.1507868

Table 3.

Stillbirth and early neonatal mortality by different types of cooking fuel: BDHS 2004–2014.

  Stillbirth n (%)
Early neonatal mortality n (%)
Type of cooking fuels Yes No aOR (95% CI) P-value Yes No aOR (95% CI) P-value
Clean 64 (7.1) 3039 (11.2) Reference   58 (7.4) 3584 (10.2) Reference  
Kerosene/coal/
lignite/charcoal
86 (10.3) 2510 (8.6) 0.97 (0.56–1.68) 0.92 76 (9.7) 3319 (8.7) 1.18 (0.71–1.98) 0.53
Wood 287 (35.0) 11,177 (39.3) 1.34 (0.89–2.02) 0.16 293 (37.2) 14,172 (38.2) 1.52 (1.04–2.21) <0.05
Straw/shrubs/grass 124 (17.5) 2945 (12.4) 1.06 (0.63–1.78) 0.82 85 (14.7) 4161 (13.4) 1.26 (0.75–2.14) 0.39
Agricultural crop 170 (26.1) 5138 (22.4) 1.76 (1.10–2.80) <0.05 152 (25.3) 6992 (23.3) 1.78 (1.13–2.80) <0.05
Animal dung 36 (4.0) 1661 (6.1) 0.99 (0.55–1.75) 0.96 42 (5.7) 2118 (6.2) 1.53 (0.88–2.67) 0.13

Odds ratio was adjusted for maternal age at birth, maternal education, birth order, maternal BMI, place of residence, wealth index, maternal working status, location of kitchen, and year of survey.