From: Factors associated with neonatal deaths in Chitwan district of Nepal
Characteristics | Frequency (N = 198) | Percent |
---|---|---|
Ethnicity | ||
Disadvantaged | 144 | 73 |
Advantaged | 54 | 27 |
Economic status | ||
Poorer | 50 | 25 |
Better | 148 | 75 |
Occupation | ||
Employed | 120 | 61 |
Housewife | 78 | 39 |
Educational status | ||
No schooling | 68 | 34 |
Primary or higher | 130 | 66 |
Age group of mother | ||
20–35 years | 148 | 75 |
<20 or >35 years | 50 | 25 |
Birth order | ||
1st | 87 | 44 |
2nd or more | 111 | 56 |
Sex of child | ||
Male | 107 | 54 |
Female | 91 | 46 |