Table 2.
Risk factor analysis for hospitalization during the study period (0–56 days) (N = 829 live births).
| Hospitalization | Univariable | Multivariable1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | OR (95%CI) | p-value | OR (95%CI) | p-value | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 31 (7.19) | 0.653 | 0.986 | ||
| Female | 32 (8.02) | 1.13 (0.67–1.88) | 0.99 (0.57–1.75) | ||
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Mandinka | 29 (8.43) | ||||
| Wollof | 5 (5.38) | 0.62 (0.23–1.64) | 0.333 | ||
| Jola | 8 (6.35) | 0.74 (0.33–1.66) | 0.46 | ||
| Fula | 9 (6.38) | 0.74 (0.34–1.61) | 0.448 | ||
| Others | 11 (10.38) | 1.26 (0.61–2.61) | 0.539 | ||
| Birth weight (gram) | |||||
| Normal (≥2,500) | 50 (6.44) | <0.001 | 2.91 (1.24–6.82) | 0.014 | |
| Low (<2,500) | 13 (24.53) | 4.72 (2.37–9.39) | |||
| Major Congenital malformation | |||||
| No | 58 (7.13) | 21.95 (5.12–94.16) | <0.001 | 24.27 (5.23–112.71) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 5 (62.5) | ||||
| Twin | |||||
| No | 52 (6.46) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 11 (44) | 11.38 (4.92–26.31) | 8.20 (3.00–22.39) | ||
| Season of delivery | |||||
| Rainy season | 15 (8.57) | 0.378 | |||
| Early dry | 10 (6.06) | 0.69 (0.3–1.58) | 0.732 | ||
| Late dry | 38 (7.76) | 0.9 (0.48–1.67) | |||
| Mode of delivery | |||||
| Vaginal | 59 (7.22) | 0.005 | 0.005 | ||
| Cesarean section | 4 (30.77) | 5.71 (1.71–19.1) | 7.05 (1.80–27.49) | ||
| Maternal age in years | |||||
| =<19 | 1 (1.52) | 0.18 (0.02–1.33) | 0.093 | 0.79 (0.32–1.97) | 0.617 |
| 20–34 | 55 (7.83) | 1 (reference) | |||
| ≥35 | 7 (12.28) | 1.65 (0.71–3.81) | 0.243 | 1.79 (0.61–5.24) | 0.286 |
| Number of children | |||||
| 1 | 15 (8.62) | 0.743 | |||
| 2–3 | 26 (7.78) | 0.89 (0.46–1.74) | 0.489 | ||
| ≥4 | 21 (6.89) | 0.78 (0.39–1.56) | |||
| Number of father's wives | |||||
| 1 | 44 (7.09) | 1 (reference) | 0.209 | ||
| >2 | 17 (10.0) | 1.46 (0.81–2.62) | |||
| Father employment | |||||
| None/Home | 3 (7.5) | 0.915 | |||
| UnSkilled | 16 (8) | 1.07 (0.3–3.87) | 0.631 | ||
| Skilled | 20 (5.62) | 0.73 (0.21–2.59) | 0.698 | ||
| Business | 7 (5.79) | 0.76 (0.19–3.08) | 0.165 | ||
| Others | 16 (16.84) | 2.5 (0.69–9.11) | |||
| Mother employed | |||||
| No | 45 (6.56) | 1 (reference) | 0.009 | 0.067 | |
| Yes | 17 (13.39) | 2.20 (1.22–3.99) | 1.89 (0.96–3.75) | ||
| Mother's education in years | |||||
| <6 | 29 (6.32) | 0.098 | |||
| ≥6 | 33 (10.06) | 1.66 (0.99–2.79) | 0.057 | 1.66 (0.91–3.02) | |
| Unknown | 0 (0) | – | |||
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Adjusted for sex, low birth weight, major congenital malformation, twin births, mode of delivery, maternal age, mother education level and occupation.