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. 2018 Oct 15;31:114. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.114.16725

Table 2.

predictors of one year post-neonatal mortality

Variable Total number of infants Number of deaths person years of follow up mortality rate/1000 pyrs Unadjusted Hazard Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
Total 2528 117 2020 58 N=2440
Gender
Male 1320 66 1037 64 1 (ref) 1(ref)
Female 1224 51 983 52 0.82 (0.57-1.18) 0.87 (0.60-1.27)
Place of Birth
Home 1636 91 1308 70 1 (ref) 1(ref)
Health Facility 876 26 699 37 0.53 (0.35-0.82) 0.54 (0.34-0.84)
Missing 16 0 - - - -
Mother’s occupation
Not working 1408 67 1110 60 1 (ref) 1(ref)
Working 1079 48 878 55 0.91 (0.63-1.32) 0.99 (0.68-1.44)
Unknown 41 2 - - -
HIV status
Mother HIV negative/Infant HIV negative 2101 75 1681 43 1 (ref) 1(ref)
Mother HIV positive/infant HIV negative 316 19 260 73 1.70 (1.02-2.81) 1.72 (1.03- 2.90)
Infant HIV positive 71 23 46 506 11.1 (6.93-17.7) 10.3 (6.40-16.7)
Unknown 40 0 - - -
Mother’s education
None/Primary 2174 105 1748 60 1(ref) 1(ref)
≥Secondary 326 10 251 40 0.66 (0.34-1.25) 0.88 (0.45-1.69)
Missing 28 2 - -
Weight for age at 6 week
None to -1SD 2509 114 2007 57 1(ref) 1(ref)
Moderate-Severe (≥-2SD) 19 3 13 230 4.02 (1.28-12.64) 2.81 (0.88- 8.96)