Table 2 Infant Mortality Rate by selected background characteristics in the population of Nepal, 2006 (Total: 5836)

Region

0.007

Far-Western

60

Mid-Western

65

Western

30

Central

34

Eastern

35

Ecological Region (5836)

0.003

Terai

45

Hill

30

Mountain

78

Residence(5836)

0.062

Urban

30

Rural

43

Maternal Antenatal care visits (2946)

0.001

Yes

17

No

35

Delivery assisted (4494)

0.013

Yes

40

No

74

Post-natal care (maternal) (734)

Yes

21

No

42

 Maternal education (5836)

0.012

 No education

48

 Primary

37

 Secondary

23

 Partner’s education (5836)

0.048

 No education

53

 Primary

41

 Secondary

37

 Higher

25

 Religion (5836)

0.383

 Hindu

43

 Buddhist

21

 Muslim

43

 Kirat

46

 Christian/others

51

 Maternal literacy (5836)

0.025

 Able to read parts or whole sentence

33

 Unable to read at all

48

 Partner’s occupation (5836)

0.379

 Unemployed

23

 Employed

42

 Don’t Know

22

 Maternal occupation (5836)

0.002

 Unemployed

22

 Employed

48

 Biomass use (5836)

0.001

 Relatively non-polluting

10

 Relatively high polluting

45

 Wealth Index (5836)

0.094

 Poorest

52

 Poorer

38

 Middle

51

 Richer

30

 Richest

28

 Mother’s age at Marriage (5836)

0.063

 <16 years

46

 17-21 years

38

 >22 years

22

 Maternal age at Child Birth (5836)

0.104

 <16 years

53

 17-21 years

42

 >22 years

30

 Mother marital status (5836)

0.532

 Married

42

 Widowed

23

 Divorced/Separated

20

 Decision making on own health care need (5836)

0.007

 Respondent alone

24

 Respondent & husband/partner/other

37

 Husband/Partner alone

53

 Someone else

46

 Decision making on own health care need (5836)

0.007

 Respondent alone

31

 Respondent & husband/partner/other

56

 Husband/Partner alone

54

 Someone else

135

 Maternal BMI (Asian) (5836)

0.064

 Underweight <18.49

46

 Normal range 18.5-24.99

42

 Overweight/obsess >=25.00

18

 Sex of Child (5836)

0.419

 Male

39

 Female

44

 Birth order (5836)

0.004

 1st birth rank

56

 2nd or 3rd birth

31

 >4th birth rank

43

 Preceding Birth Interval (5836)

0.001

 <=24 months

57

 >24 months

26

 Succeeding Birth Interval (5836)

0.001

 <=24 months

131

 >24 months

26

 Baby’s size at birth (4494)

0.013

 Very large/Larger than average

34

 Average

37

 Very small/Smaller than average

64

 Place of delivery (4496)

0.016

 Home

45

 Health Facility

26

 Deliver Assisted by (4494)

0.001

 Professional

22

 TBA

40

 Combined

113

 No assistance

74

 Mode of delivery (4494)

0.045

 Normal (non-caesarean section)

42

 Caesarean Section

12

 Currently breastfeeding (5836)

0.001

 Yes

34

 No

58