Table 2.
Non-significant Socio-demographic factors.
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Birth |
p-value OR CI |
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| Preterm | Full-term | ||||
| No. | % | No | % | ||
|
Religion Muslim* Christian &Others § |
2680 106 |
10.0 10.2 |
25871 917 |
90. 89.8 |
p=0.352 OR=0.9 CI=0.7-1.3 |
|
Marital status Married* Single, Divorced& separated § |
4324 369 |
9.0 9.0 |
43641 3817 |
91.0 91.0 |
p= 0.66 OR=0.97 CI=0.87-1.09 |
|
Mother’s education Illiterate & Elementary § high school &University or above* |
348 3027 |
7.9 7.9 |
3872 35442 |
92.1 92.1 |
p= 0.39 OR=1.05 CI=0.93-1.1 |
|
Father’s occupation Full-time worker* Part-time &Unemployed § |
3205 72 |
7.8 8.1 |
37797 1093 |
92.2 91.9 |
p= 0.87 OR=0.98 CI=0.79-1.22 |
|
Father’s income Less than 10 thousand§ >10 thousand* |
1281 1568 |
7.7 7.7 |
15381 18883 |
92.3 92.3 |
p= 0.93 OR=1.0 CI=0.92-1.083 |
|
Type of house Shared house§ Apartment/Villa* |
665 2637 |
7.5 7.9 |
8161 30857 |
92.5 92.1 |
P< 0.29 OR=0.95 CI=0.87 to 1.041 |
|
Mother’s income Less than 10 thousand§ >10 thousand |
592 555 |
8.2 8.7 |
6593 6353 |
91.8 91.3 |
p= 0.8 OR=1.02 CI=0.9-1.14 |
|
Early childbearing Mother < 20 yrs§ Mother 20+ yrs* |
138 5303 |
9.8 9.1 |
1276 52728 |
91.2 90.9 |
p= 0.4 OR=1.07 CI=0.9-1.2 |
| The significance threshold was defined for P<0.05. 95% Confidence interval (CI) Odds ratio (OR). The odds ratio (OR), its standard error and 95% confidence interval are calculated according to Altman (26,27). Test of significance: the P-value is calculated according to Sheskin (28). | |||||