Table 1.
Univariate association of socio demographic and socioeconomic factors and neonatal mortality in Assosa zone, Western Ethiopia, 2013
| Case(n = 114) | Control(n = 114) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | number (%) | number (%) | CmOR(95%CI) | P-value |
| Age of the mother | ||||
| < 20 | 2(1.75) | 2(1.75) | 1.47(0.19–11.11) | 0.707 |
| 20–34 | 70(61.40) | 87(76.32) | 1 | |
| > =35 | 42(36.84) | 25(21.93) | 2.17(1.16–4.04) | 0.014* |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 103(90.35) | 106(92.98) | 1 | |
| Widowed / Divorced | 11(9.65) | 8(7.02) | 1.42(0.54–3.75) | 0.469 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Berta | 84(73.68) | 82(71.93) | 1.17(0.39–3.39) | 0.769 |
| Amhara | 24(21.05) | 25(21.93) | 1.10(0.32–3.74) | 0.871 |
| Others | 6(5.26) | 7(6.14) | 1 | |
| Religion | ||||
| Muslim | 91(79.82) | 90(78.95) | 1.05(0.55–2.01) | 0.869 |
| Christian | 23(20.18) | 24(21.05) | 1 | |
| Educational status | ||||
| Illiterate | 91(79.82) | 70(61.40) | 2.5(1.34–4.64) | 0.004* |
| Literate | 23(20.18) | 44(38.60) | 1 | |
| Occupation | ||||
| House wife | 48(42.11) | 58(50.88) | 0.96(0.38–2.43) | 0.945 |
| Gold miner | 35(30.70) | 24(21.05) | 1.62(0.58–4.48) | 0.351 |
| Farmer | 21(18.42) | 21(18.42) | 1.04(0.32–3.33) | 0.938 |
| Others | 10(8.77) | 11(9.65) | 1 | |
| Family size | ||||
| < 5 | 51(44.74) | 69(60.53) | 1 | |
| > =5 | 63(55.26) | 45(39.47) | 1.90(1.10–3.26) | 0.020* |
| Monthly income | ||||
| < 608 birr | 32(28.07) | 21(18.42) | 1.68(0.90–3.13) | 0.097 |
| > =608 birr | 82(71.93) | 93(81.58) | 1 | |
| No of rooms | ||||
| < =2 | 98(85.96) | 101(88.60) | 0.76(0.33–1.75) | 0.533 |
| > =3 | 16(14.04) | 13(11.6) | 1 | |
| Roof of the house | ||||
| Corrugated iron sheet | 31(27.19) | 26(22.81) | 1 | |
| Thatched | 83(72.81) | 88(77.19) | 0.76(0.39–1.46) | 0.412 |
| Separate kitchen | ||||
| Yes | 51(44.74) | 48(42.11) | 1.12(0.65–1.89) | 0.686 |
| No | 63(55.26) | 66(57.89) | 1 | |
| Water source | ||||
| Safe | 92(80.70) | 100(87.72) | 1 | |
| Unsafe | 22(19.30) | 14(12.28) | 1.61(0.80–3.22) | 0.174 |
| Toilet facility | ||||
| Yes | 82(71.93) | 92(80.7) | 0.62(0.34–1.15) | 0.135 |
| No | 32(28.07) | 22(19.3) | 1 | |
| Model HHs in HEP | ||||
| Yes | 35(30.70) | 67(58.77) | 0.33(0.18–0.58) | < 0.001* |
| NO | 79(69.30) | 47(41.23) | 1 | |
*variables statistical significant at p value < 0.05
CmOR: Crude matched Odds Ratio, HHs: House Holds, HEP – Health Extension package