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Table 4 Risk factors for non-neonatal death as compared to matched controls

From: Causes of death and predictors of childhood mortality in Rwanda: a matched case-control study using verbal social autopsy

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

0.9

0.8

1.1

0.241

–

–

–

–

Mother with primary education or less

1.9

1.2

3.0

0.006

1.9

1.2

3.1

0.005

Mother age ≤ 18

0.8

0.4

1.7

0.554

–

–

–

–

Mother age > 35

1.3

0.8

2.0

0.235

–

–

–

–

Mother with health insurance

0.9

0.7

1.0

0.111

–

–

–

–

Both parents deceased

1.2

0.7

1.8

0.490

–

–

–

–

Household size ≥5

1.2

1.0

1.4

0.029

1.2

1.0

1.4

0.037

No electricity in the house

1.4

1.0

1.8

0.052

1.4

1.0

1.8

0.041

Natural/rudimentary walls in the house

0.9

0.8

1.2

0.566

–

–

–

–

No mosquito nets in the house

0.9

0.7

1.2

0.475

–

–

–

–

Mother not using family planning

1.6

1.4

1.8

<.0001

1.6

1.4

1.8

<.0001

Multiple gestation delivery

2.8

1.7

4.7

<.0001

2.8

1.7

4.8

<.0001

Child not adequately vaccinated

1.7

1.2

2.3

0.003

1.7

1.2

2.3

0.003

Caretaker reported financial barrier to care

1.1

1.0

1.3

0.155

1.1

0.8

1.3

0.109

Caretaker reported seeking permission as a barrier to care

0.9

0.7

1.3

0.714

–

–

–

–

Caretaker reported distance to health facility as a barrier to care

1.0

0.8

1.1

0.649

–

–

–

–

Caretaker reported not having an accompanying person as a barrier to care

1.1

0.9

1.3

0.482

–

–

–

–

Caretaker reported a poor to moderate perception of health facility services

1.0

0.9

1.2

0.962

–

–

–

–