Table 3.

Risk factors of death during the study period (0–56 days) (N = 829 live births).

		Univariable		Multivariable1
	Total	Neonatal mortality	OR (95%CI)	p-value	OR (95%CI)	p-value
		n (%)
	830	16 (1.9)
Sex
Male	431	9 (2.1)	1 (reference)	0.727	1 (reference)	0.478
Female	399	7 (1.7)	0.84 (0.31–2.27)		0.68 (0.24–1.96)
Ethnicity
Mandinka	344	9 (2.6)	1 (reference)
Wollof	93	1 (1.1)	0.4 (0.05–3.23) 0.32 (0.07–1.38)	0.394
Jola	126	1 (0.8)	0.3 (0.04–2.37)	0.253
Fula	141	2 (1.4)	0.54 (0.11–2.51)	0.428
Others	106	2 (1.9)	0.72 (0.15–3.37)	0.672
Birth weight (grams)
Normal (≥2,500)	776	13 (1.7)	1 (reference)	0.055	1 (reference)	0.612
Low (<2,500)	53	3 (5.5)	3.52 (0.97–12.76)		1.52 (0.30–7.66)
Major congenital malformation
No	809	13 (1.6)	1 (reference)	<0.001	1 (reference)	<0.001
Yes	8	3 (37.5)	26.6 (6.18–114.48)		36.15 (7.82–167.04)
Twin
No	805	13 (1.6)	1 (reference)	0.002	1 (reference)	0.008
Yes	25	3 (10.7)	8.31 (2.21–31.25)		8.81 (1.74–44.53)
Season of delivery
Rainy season	175	1 (0.6)	1 (reference)
Early Dry season	165	2 (1.2)	2.13 (0.19–23.77)	0.537
Late Dry season	490,175	13 (2.6)	4.74 (0.62–36.52)	0.135
	165
	490
Mode of delivery
Vaginal	817	16 (1.9)			5.45 (1.06–28.45)
Cesarean section	13	0 (0)
Maternal age
≤19	0	0 (0)	–
20–34	702	15 (1.8)	1 (reference)
≥35	57	1 (5.2)	2.94 (0.81–10.65)	0.100
Number of children
1	174	2 (1.1)	1 (reference)
2–3	334	5 (1.5)	1.31 (0.25–6.81)	0.750
≥4	305	8 (2.6)	2.32 (0.49–11.03)1.08 (0.42–2.75)	0.29
Mother employed?
No	686	12 (1.7)	1 (reference)	0.639
Yes	127	3 (2.3)	1.35 (0.38–4.88)
Mother's education in yrs
<6	459	7 (1.5)	1 (reference)	0.36
≥6	328	8 (2.4)	1.61 (0.58–4.5)
Unknown	22	0 (0)	–

¹Adjusted for sex, low birth weight, major congenital malformation, and twin births.