Factors associated with infant mortality in Nepal: a comparative analysis of Nepal demographic and health surveys (NDHS) 2006 and 2011

Table 6 Overall significant adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for IMR in 2006 and 2011

Variables	2006				2011
Variables	AOR	95%CI		P value	AOR	95%CI		P value
Ecological Zone				0.004
Terai	0.687	0.384	1.229	0.204
Hill	0.425	0.216	0.834	0.013
Mountain	1.000
Preceding Birth Interval								0.022
<=24 months					1.941	1.036	3.635	0.022
>24 months					1.000
Succeeding Birth				0.001				0.002
Interval	6.656	3.736	11.859	0.001	3.215	1.505	6.866	0.002
<=24 months >24 months	1.000				1.000
Baby’s size at birth								0.015
Very large/larger than					0.170	0.047	0.624	0.008
average					0.717	0.333	1.546	0.394
Average Very small or smaller than average					1.000
Delivery assisted by				0.016
Professional	0.370	0.144	0.951	0.039
TBA	0.589	0.277	1.254	0.168
Combined	2.050	0.678	6.198	0.201
No assistance	1.000
Currently Breastfeeding				0.044
No	1.618	1.014	2.580	0.044
Yes	1.000

AOR model for 2006 and 2011 was obtained after including all three final models (community, socioeconomic and proximate) through backward elimination
Abbreviations: COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio

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