Table 3.
Multivariate factors associated with infant mortality in most recent birth only, India 2015–2016.
| Males only (unweighted n = 67,366) |
Females only (unweighted n = 55,332) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | |
| Sibling Composition | ||||
| No living older siblings | 1.46 | 1.13,1.89 | 1.54 | 1.16,2.03 |
| 1 living older brother | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| 1 living older sister | 0.84 | 0.64,1.11 | 0.85 | 0.62,1.18 |
| 2 living older brother, no older sisters | 1.16 | 0.82,1.64 | 1.13 | 0.78,1.65 |
| 2 living older sisters, no older brothers | 0.59 | 0.43,0.82 | 1.08 | 0.77,1.51 |
| Mix of older living brothers & sisters | 0.89 | 0.67,1.18 | 1.29 | 0.95,1.74 |
| Mother characteristics | ||||
| Mother's age at birth | 0.98 | 0.89,1.08 | 0.97 | 0.86,1.10 |
| Squared mother's age at birth | 1.00 | 1.00,1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00,1.00 |
| Mother's age at marriage | 0.99 | 0.97,1.01 | 0.99 | 0.97,1.01 |
| Mother's education | ||||
| None | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Any primary | 0.84 | 0.69,1.02 | 0.93 | 0.77,1.13 |
| Some secondary, not completed | 0.74 | 0.57,0.97 | 0.79 | 0.59,1.05 |
| Completed secondary or more | 0.47 | 0.34,0.65 | 0.64 | 0.44,0.93 |
| Household characteristics | ||||
| Household structure | ||||
| Nuclear | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Non-nuclear | 1.00 | 0.86,1.17 | 1.04 | 0.88,1.24 |
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Muslim | 0.86 | 0.70,1.06 | 0.97 | 0.78,1.20 |
| Christian/ Other / No religion | 1.27 | 0.87,1.84 | 1.08 | 0.73,1.58 |
| Scheduled tribe/scheduled caste | ||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 1.03 | 0.88,1.21 | 0.94 | 0.79,1.12 |
| Household wealth quintile | ||||
| Poorest | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Poorer | 0.98 | 0.81,1.18 | 0.85 | 0.69,1.05 |
| Middle | 0.83 | 0.66,1.04 | 1.02 | 0.79,1.31 |
| Richer | 0.62 | 0.45,0.85 | 0.68 | 0.47,0.97 |
| Richest | 0.61 | 0.42,0.89 | 0.56 | 0.36,0.89 |
| Region | ||||
| North | 0.88 | 0.71,1.09 | 0.92 | 0.74,1.13 |
| Central | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| East | 0.90 | 0.75,1.08 | 0.73 | 0.60,0.89 |
| Northeast | 1.26 | 0.97,1.64 | 0.75 | 0.55,1.02 |
| West | 0.85 | 0.60,1.20 | 0.74 | 0.49,1.12 |
| South | 0.84 | 0.63,1.13 | 0.73 | 0.53,1.00 |
| Urban residence | ||||
| Rural | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Urban | 0.97 | 0.78,1.20 | 0.78 | 0.60,1.03 |
| Sibling-related characteristics | ||||
| Birth spacing | ||||
| Less than 2 years since previous birth | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| 2 years or more since previous birth/1st born | 0.71 | 0.60,0.84 | 0.55 | 0.46,0.66 |
| Older sibling died prior to birth | ||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 1.76 | 1.47,2.11 | 1.53 | 1.26,1.86 |
| Healthcare factors | ||||
| Received antenatal care visits | ||||
| None | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| 1–3 | 0.93 | 0.77,1.13 | 1.07 | 0.88,1.30 |
| 4 or more | 0.85 | 0.66,1.08 | 1.00 | 0.79,1.26 |
| Birth had skilled birth attendant | ||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 0.93 | 0.76,1.13 | 1.06 | 0.88,1.30 |
| Breastfeeding initiated within 1 h | ||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 0.26 | 0.22,0.30 | 0.29 | 0.25,0.34 |