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Table 3 Determinants of Neonatal Survival in Aroresa district, Southern Ethiopia, 2018

From: Neonatal survival and determinants of mortality in Aroresa district, Southern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Variables

Neonatal Survival Status

CHR (95% CI)

AHR (95% CI)

p-value

Censored

N (%)

Died

N (%)

Maternal educational status

 Illiterate

215(93.1)

16(6.9)

7.18(0.95–54.13)

2.45(0.31, 19.60)

0.399

 Read and write

142(96.6)

5(3.4)

3.44(0.40–29.46)

3.43 (0.39, 29.97

0.265

 Primary

98(98.0)

2(2.0)

1.94(0.18–21.37)

1.45(0.13, 16.35

0.77

 Secondary and above

105(99.1)

1(0.9)

1.00

1.00

 

Neonatal complication

 Yes

146(90.1)

16(9.9)

5.39(2.31–12.59)

3.64 (1.36, 9.77)

0.010*

 No

414(98.1)

8(1.9)

1.00

1.00

 

History of still birth

 Yes

260(97.7)

6(2.3)

2.55(1.01–6.42)

1.13(0.41, 3.10

0.810

 No

300(94.3)

18(5.7)

1.00

1.00

 

Place of deliver

 Health facility

260(97.7)

6(2.3)

1.00

1.00

 

 Home

300(94.3)

18(5.7)

2.55(1.01–6.42)

2.00(0.67, 5.97

0.214

Baby sex

 Male

267(94.0)

17(6.0)

2.61 (1.08–6.29)

2.71(1.04, 7.09

0.042*

 Female

293(97.7)

7(2.3)

1.00

1.00

 

Birth type

 Single

539(96.3)

21(3.8)

1.00

1.00

 

 Twin

21(87.5)

3(12.5)

3.48(1.04–11.68)

3.99 (0.96, 16.63)

0.057

Baby’s size

 Average

393(97.3)

11(2.7)

1.00

1.00

 

 Small

51(85.0)

9(15.0)

5.89(2.44–14.22)

3.46(1.12, 10.70)

0.031*

 Large

116(96.7)

4(3.3)

1.24(0.40–3.90)

1.37(0.41,4.55)

0.609

Initiation of breast feeding

 < 60 min.

502(96.5)

18(3.5)

1.00

1.00

 

> 60 min.

58(90.6)

6(9.4)

2.81(1.12–7.09)

3.57(1.26, 10.17)

0.017*

Postnatal care

 Yes

302(97.7)

7(2.3)

1.00

1.00

 

 No

258(93.8)

17(6.2)

2.799(1.16–6.75)

3.07(1.16, 8.12)

0.024*

  1. * = significant at P < 0.05