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Table 3 Factors associated with perinatal mortality: crude (unadjusted) and adjusted odds ratio estimates of logistic regression analysis

From: Statistical analysis of socioeconomic and demographic correlates of perinatal mortality in Tigray region, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Covariates

Crude (unadjusted)

Adjusted

OR

95% C.I

p-value

AOR

95% C.I

p-value

Birth type

 Multiple birth

1.00

   

1.00

   

 Single birth

0.190

0.113

0.319

< 0.0001*

0.179

0.100

.321

< 0.0001*

Sex of child

 Female

1.00

   

1.00

   

 Male

0.586

0.425

0.808

0.001*

1.740

1.234

2.454

0.002*

Birth interval

 39 and more months

1.00

   

1.00

   

 15 and less month

7.480

4.497

12.442

< 0.0001*

7.902

4.526

13.795

< 0.0001*

 16–26 months

2.264

1.452

3.530

< 0.0001*

2.088

1.292

3.375

0.003*

 27–38 months

1.431

0.922

2.221

0.110

1.509

0.951

2.396

0.081

Birth order

 6 and more

1.00

   

1.00

   

 3 and less

1.071

0.698

1.481

0.930

1.231

0.767

1.975

.389

 4–5

0.721

0.464

1.121

0.146

0.977

0.600

1.592

.927

Maternal age

 45–49 years

1.00

   

1.00

   

 29 & less year

0.618

0.373

1.024

0.062

0.293

0.128

0.668

0.003*

 30–34 years

0.392

0.232

0.662

< 0.0001*

0.335

0.173

0.646

0.001*

 35–39 years

0.466

0.301

0.721

0.001*

0.381

0.231

0.628

< 0.0001*

 40–44 years

0.540

0.346

0.842

0.007*

0.585

0.360

0.948

0.029*

Residence

 Rural

1.00

   

1.00

   

 Urban

0.527

0.283

0.982

0.044*

0.364

0.136

0.970

0.043*

Mother Education

 Secondary and Higher

1.00

   

1.00

   

 No education

0.803

0.382

1.687

0.562

0.496

0.170

1.447

0.199

 Primary education

0.928

0.420

2.048

0.853

0.861

0.302

2.457

0.780

Source of water

 Unprotected

1.00

   

1.00

   

 Piped source

0.588

0.383

0.905

0.016*

0.675

0.382

1.193

0.176

 Protected well

0.714

0.504

1.010

0.057

0.684

0.469

0.997

0.048*

Toilet facility

 With toilet

1.00

   

1.00

   

 No toilet facility

0.540

0.387

0.753

< 0.0001*

1.649

1.093

2.488

0.017*

Sex of household head

 Female

1.00

   

1.00

   

 Male

0.421

0.259

0.686

0.001*

0.378

0.213

0.670

0.001*

Wealth index

 Rich

1.00

   

1.00

   

 Poor

2.324

1.471

3.672

< 0.0001*

1.948

1.011

3.754

0.046*

 Middle

1.704

1.074

2.702

0.024*

1.540

0.828

2.865

0.172

Parity

 9 and more children

1.00

   

1.00

   

 3 & less

0.718

0.448

1.150

0.168

1.065

0.447

2.541

0.887

 4–5

0.319

0.196

0.520

< 0.0001*

0.418

0.211

0.828

0.012*

 6–8

0.383

0.262

0.560

< 0.0001*

0.401

0.257

0.626

< 0.0001*

Husband education

 Secondary/Higher

1.00

   

1.00

   

 No education

0.962

0.529

1.750

0.900

0.517

0.219

1.220

0.132

 Primary education

0.778

0.416

1.454

0.432

0.533

0.230

1.235

0.142

HIV status

 Yes

1.00

   

1.00

   

 No

0.767

0.488

1.205

0.250

1.435

0.842

2.446

0.184

Mother occupation

 Agriculture

1.00

   

1.00

   

 Not working

0.875

0.600

1.274

0.485

1.053

0.693

1.599

0.809

Non-agriculture

1.673

1.150

2.434

0.007*

2.734

1.773

4.216

<.0001*

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05,
  2. Note: LRT = 406.618 (p < 0.001),
  3. Hosmer and Lemeshow Test = 7.577 (p = 0.476)