Distance decay in delivery care utilisation associated with neonatal mortality. A case referent study in northern Vietnam

Table 3 Risk of neonatal mortality related to distance from home to closest health facility, stratified by socio-economic variables, in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam

		Cases (n)	Ref (n)	Odds ratio*	Confidence interval (95%)
Household economy
Non-poor	Close	68	317	Ref
	Remote	48	159	1.40	0.92 - 2.13
Poor	Close	10	41	Ref
	Remote	54	80	2.84	1.30 - 6.21
Mother's ethnicity
Kinh	Close	45	226	Ref
	Remote	23	104	1.30	0.75 - 2.28
Minority	Close	33	92	Ref
	Remote	79	135	1.61	0.99 - 2.62
Maternal education
Completed 1° school (≥5 y)	Close	68	325	Ref
	Remote	46	165	0.84	0.86 - 2.01
Not completed 1° school (<5 y)	Close	10	33	Ref
	Remote	54	73	2.59	1.16 - 5.82

"Close" representing 1^st to 3^rd distance quintiles (<1257 m), "Remote" representing 4^th and 5^th quintiles.
* Odds ratios adjusted for maternal age and marital status at delivery.

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