From: The high burden of infant deaths in rural Burkina Faso: a prospective community-based cohort study
 | Mothers (n = 846) | Live births (n = 866) | Infant deaths | Infant mortality rates (per 1000 live births) |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | (N = 98) | ||
Categorical variables | ||||
Area of residence | ||||
Banfora | 418 (49) | 429 (50) | 56 | 130.5 |
Soubakénédougou | 208 (25) | 212 (24) | 18 | 85.0 |
Sidéradougou | 220 (26) | 225 (26) | 24 | 106.7 |
Distance to nearest health facility | ||||
≤5 km | 406 (48) | 419 (48) | 55 | 131.3 |
>5 km | 440 (52) | 447 (52) | 43 | 96.2 |
Maternal age | ||||
<20 | 132 (16) | 133 (15) | 17 | 127.8 |
20-35 | 626 (74) | 644 (75) | 75 | 116.5 |
>35 | 88 (10) | 89 (10) | 6 | 67.4 |
Parity | ||||
0 | 138 (16) | 139 (16) | 19 | 136.7 |
1 | 137 (16) | 141 (16) | 17 | 120.6 |
2-4 | 393(47) | 406 (47) | 43 | 105.9 |
5+ | 178 (21) | 180 (21) | 19 | 105.6 |
Polygynous household | ||||
Yes | 409 (48) | 420 (48) | 61 | 145.2 |
No | 437 (52) | 446 (52) | 37 | 83.0 |
Maternal education | ||||
None | 678 (80) | 694 (80) | 78 | 112.4 |
Literacy/primary school | 116 (14) | 120 (14) | 17 | 141.7 |
Secondary school | 52 (06) | 52 (06) | 3 | 57.7 |
Socio-economic status | ||||
(based on household assets)a | ||||
Quintile 1 (most poor) | 182 (22) | 184 (21) | 17 | 92.4 |
Quintile 2 | 156 (18) | 163 (19) | 26 | 159.5 |
Quintile 3 | 178 (21) | 178 (21) | 21 | 118.0 |
Quintile 4 | 166 (20) | 174 (20) | 14 | 80.5 |
Quintile 5 (least poor) | 164 (19) | 167 (19) | 20 | 119.8 |
Previous child deathb | ||||
Yes | 419 (59) | 429 (59) | 54 | 125.9 |
No | 289 (41) | 298 (41) | 25 | 83.9 |
Antenatal care visits | ||||
0 | 237 (28) | 240 (28) | 25 | 104.2 |
1-2 | 455 (54) | 466 (54) | 58 | 124.5 |
>2 | 154 (18) | 160 (18) | 15 | 93.8 |
Mother sleeps under bednet | ||||
Yes | 324 (38) | 332 (38) | 32 | 96.4 |
No | 522 (62) | 534 (62) | 66 | 123.6 |
Birth attendant | ||||
Health personnel | 319 (38) | 326 (38) | 41 | 125.8 |
TBA/Family/none | 527 (62) | 540 (62) | 57 | 105.6 |
Season of birth | ||||
Dry season (Nov-April) | Â | 407 (47) | 50 | 122.9 |
Rainy (May-Oct) | Â | 459 (53) | 48 | 104.6 |
Newborn gender | ||||
Girl | Â | 426 (49) | 48 | 112.7 |
Boy | Â | 440 (51) | 50 | 113.6 |
Birth weightc (g) | ||||
< 2500 | Â | 41 (05) | 5 | 122.0 |
≥ 2500 |  | 254 (29) | 21 | 82.7 |
Missing | Â | 571 (66) | 72 | 126.1 |
Low anthropometric scored at week-3 | ||||
Yes | Â | 212 (24) | 27 | 127.4 |
No | Â | 511 (59) | 21 | 41.1 |
Missing | Â | 143 (17) | 50 | 349.7 |
Continuous variables | ||||
 |  |  |  | Median (IQR) |
Infant z-scores at week-3d | ||||
z-score of weight for height | −0.81 (−1.68-0) | |||
z-score of height for age | −0.63 (−1.39-0.17) | |||
z-score of weight for age | −0.90 (−1.61 to (−)0.11) |