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Table 3 Interventions associated with under-five mortality

From: Are maternal and child health initiatives helping to reduce under-five mortality in Ghana? Results of a quasi-experimental study using coarsened exact matching

Intervention

Sample size

OR(95 %CI)

aOR (95 %CI)

Early initiation of breastfeeding(within 1 h)

6,072

0.32(0.19–0.54)

0.38(0.21–0.69)

Clean postnatal care (within 2 days)

5,768

0.32(0.16–0.65)

0.34(0.14–0.82)

IPT-p

5,965

1.21(0.49–3.00)

1.64(0.76–3.54)

Skilled delivery

6,040

1.10(0.55–2.20)

1.77(0.60–5.25)

Tetanus toxoid vaccine

5,980

0.82(0.47–1.40)

0.86(0.41–1.79)

Hygienic disposal of stool

6,043

0.43(0.21–0.88)

0.74(0.33–1.66)

Iron intake(90days+)

6,045

1.43(0.77–2.67)

1.16(0.49–2.76)

Antenatal care (4 + visits)

5,951

2.52(1.18–5.36)

1.59(0.71–3.57)

  1. Statistical significance with 95 % confidence interval, unadjusted odds ratios (OR), and adjusted odds ratios (aOR). Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy = IPT-p
  2. Source: 2008 and 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys
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