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. 2021 Jan 21;21:173. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10156-6

Table 3.

Standard and robust standard errors

Variable Standard error for Model IV Robust standard error
Sex
 Male
 Female 0.092 0.055
Birth order
 1
 2–3 0.317 0.376
  ≥ 4 0.344 0.324
Educational level
 None
 Primary 0.118 0.141
 Middle/JHS/JSS 0.122 0.161
 Secondary or above 0.369 0.137
Tetanus toxoid
 Yes
 No 0.101 0.136
Gravidity
 1
 2–4 0.323 0.213
  ≥ 5 0.373 0.270
Maternal age at delivery
  < 20
 20–34 0.153 0.165
 35+ 0.206 0.258
Previous adverse pregnancies
 Yes 0.141 0.194
 No
Place of delivery
 Hospital
 Health Centre/Clinic 0.209 0.084
 Private maternity home 0.209 0.094
 TBA’s house 0.390 0.272
 At home 0.110 0.064
 Other 0.510 0.502
Gestational age 0.009 0.008
Household wealth
 Poorest
 Poorer 0.144 0.121
 Third 0.150 0.104
 Second 0.141 0.126
 Wealthiest 0.137 0.142
Crowding 0.034 0.031
Ethnic heterogeneity
 Least fractionalised
 Moderately fractionalised 0.350 0.319
Highly fractionalised 0.300 0.309
Distance to nearest health facility 0.062 0.060
Travel time to water source 0.005 0.006
Poverty 0.022 0.022
Sanitation 0.004 0.004
Water safety 0.004 0.004
Community education 0.058 0.059