Table 4 Odds of death in the hospital compared to discharge by risk categories
From: Neonatal mortality in a public referral hospital in southern Haiti: a retrospective cohort study
Died | Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) | (95% confidence interval) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Timing of delivery | |||
 Term | reference |  |  |
 Preterm | 2.38 | (1.39–4.06) | 0.000 |
Birthweight | |||
 VLBW 1.0–1.4 kg | 5.50 | (2.58–11.76) | 0.000 |
 LBW 1.5–2.4 kg | 1.68 | (1.03–2.75) | 0.037 |
 NBW 2.5 kg + | reference |  |  |
Place of birth | |||
 HIC (inborn) | reference |  |  |
 Other (outborn) | 2.20 | (1.43–3.37) | 0.000 |
Type of delivery | |||
 Vaginal | reference |  |  |
 Cesarean | 0.47 | (0.27–0.82) | 0.009 |
Age of mother | |||
 < 18 years | 3.05 | (1.35–5.86) | 0.004 |
 18–34 years | reference |  |  |
 > 35 years | 1.31 | (0.74–2.13) | 0.327 |
 Unknown | 2.04 | (1.08–6.50) | 0.129 |
Age at admission | |||
 Day of birth | reference |  |  |
 1–6 days | 0.44 | (0.28–0.71) | 0.001 |
 7 days or more | 0.40 | (0.22–0.75) | 0.004 |
Project timing | |||
 First year of project | reference |  |  |
 Second year of project | 0.44 | (0.30,0.64) | 0.000 |