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. 2021 Feb;83(1):113–124. doi: 10.18999/nagjms.83.1.113

Table 4.

Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression for predictors of neonatal mortality among newborn babies hospitalized in pediatrics department

Variable Death Survival Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
n (%) n (%)
Sex
Female 33 (38.4) 414 (49.3) 1 1
Male 53 (61.6) 425 (50.6) 1.56 (0.99–2.46) 1.44 (0.83–2.51)
Gestational age
Term 22 (25.6) 464 (55.2) 1 1
Preterm 64 (74.4) 375 (44.8) 6.67 (1.61–27.49)** 1.95 (0.65–5.91)
Birth weight (g)
≥ 2,500 19 (22.1) 382 (45.5) 1 1
< 2,500 67 (77.9) 457 (54.5) 2.94 (1.74–4.99)*** 1.61 (0.49–5.31)
Age at admission
≥ 24 hours 2 (2.3) 115 (13.7) 1 1
< 24 hours 84 (97.7) 724 (86.3) 6.67 (1.61–27.49)** 1.20 (0.23–6.21)
Apgar at 5th minute
≥ 7 16 (18.6) 409 (48.7) 1 1
< 7 70 (81.4) 430 (51.3) 4.16 (2.37–7.28)*** 3.57 (1.84–6.96)***
Residence of mothers
Phnom Penh 36 (41.9) 447 (53.3) 1 1
Provinces 50 (58.1) 392 (46.7) 1.58 (1.01–2.48)* 1.26 (0.73–2.18)
Methods of Payment
Out-of-pocketa 6 (7.0) 297 (35.4) 1 1
Government/NGO 80 (93.0) 542 (64.6) 7.30 (3.15–16.95)*** 11.32 (4.58–28.00)***
Admission due to respiratory distress
No 32 (37.2) 737 (87.8) 1 1
Yes 54 (62.8) 102 (12.2) 12.19 (7.51–19.78)*** 11.94 (6.71–21.27)***
Admission due to infection
No 84 (97.7) 665 (79.3) 1 1
Yes 2 (2.3) 174 (20.7) 0.09 (0.02–0.37)** 1.22 (0.25–6.01)
Hypothermia on admission
No 1 (1.2) 216 (25.7) 1 1
Yes 85 (98.8) 623 (74.3) 29.47 (4.09–212.92)** 9.41 (1.25–71.08)*

a Out-of-pocket includes patients who paid all by out-of-pocket and patients who paid by out-of-pocket with some supports by the hospital.

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01;***P < 0.001

NGO: non-governmental organization

OR: odds ratio

CI: confidence interval