Table 3 Risk factors for neonatal death as compared to matched controls
Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child, Caretaker, or Household Characteristic | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | p-value | Odds ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | p-value | ||
Female child | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.091 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.084 |
Mother with primary education or less | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.655 | – | – | – | – |
Mother age ≤ 18 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.506 | – | – | – | – |
Mother age > 35 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.564 | – | – | – | – |
Mother with health insurance | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.340 | – | – | – | – |
Both parents deceased | 3.8 | 1.2 | 12.7 | 0.027 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 15.3 | 0.01 |
Household size ≥5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.206 | – | – | – | – |
No electricity in the house | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.744 | – | – | – | – |
Natural/rudimentary walls in the house | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.310 | – | – | – | – |
No mosquito nets in the house | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.962 | – | – | – | – |
Mother not using family planning | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.041 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.042 |
Home delivery | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.002 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.000 |
Multiple gestation delivery | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.016 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.005 |
Mother with ≤1 antenatal care visit | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.233 | – | – | – | – |
Caretaker reported financial barrier to care | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.372 | – | – | – | – |
Caretaker reported seeking permission as a barrier to care | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.991 | – | – | – | – |
Caretaker reported distance to health facility as a barrier to care | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.946 | – | – | – | – |
Caretaker reported not having an accompanying person as a barrier to care | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.015 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.007 |
Caretaker reported a poor to moderate perception of health facility services | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.004 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.002 |