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. 2021 Aug 18;11(8):e047892. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047892

Table 2.

The effect of short birth interval on neonatal, infant and under-five mortality in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016

Treatment variable	Neonatal mortality		AOR (95% CI)
Treatment variable	No (%)*	Yes (%)*	AOR (95% CI)
Short birth interval
No	4166 (54.5)	95 (46.1)	Ref 1.85 (1.19 to 2.89)
Yes	4031 (45.5)	156 (53.9)	Ref 1.85 (1.19 to 2.89)
Short birth interval	Infant mortality
Short birth interval	No (%)	Yes (%)
No	4126 (54.9)	135 (40.5)	Ref
Yes	3906 (45.1)	281 (59.5)	2.16 (1.49 to 3.11)
Short birth interval	Under-five mortality
Short birth interval	No (%)	Yes (%)
No	4099 (55.1)	162 (39.3)	Ref
Yes	3855 (44.9)	332 (60.7)	2.26 (1.60 to 3.17)

*percentage are weighted.

AOR, adjusted OR; EDHS, Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey; Ref, reference group.