Table 3 Association of predictor variables with neonatal deaths
From: Factors associated with neonatal deaths in Chitwan district of Nepal
Variables | Outcome of live birth | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Survivor N (%) | Dead N (%) | ||
Education | |||
No schooling | 24 (35) | 44 (65) | 0.006 |
Primary or higher | 75 (58) | 55 (42) | |
Ethnicity | |||
Disadvantaged | 70 (49) | 74 (51) | <0.001 |
Advantaged | 29 (54) | 25 (46) | |
Occupation | |||
Employed | 57 (48) | 63 (52) | 0.050 |
Housewife | 42 (54) | 36 (46) | |
Economic status | |||
Poorer | 22 (44) | 28 (56) | <0.001 |
Better | 77 (52) | 71 (48) | |
Age group | |||
20–35 years | 72 (49) | 76 (51) | <0.001 |
<20 and >35 years | 27 (54) | 23 (46) | |
Birth order | |||
1st | 42 (48.3) | 45 (51.7) | 0.276 |
2nd or more | 57 (51.4) | 54 (48.6) | |
Sex of child | |||
Male | 48 (45) | 59 (55) | 0.505 |
Female | 51 (56) | 40 (44) | |
Birth weight | |||
Less than 2.5 kg | 6 (15) | 35 (85) | <0.001 |
2.5 kg or more | 93 (59) | 64 (41) | |
ANC check-up | |||
No | 10 (37) | 17 (63) | <0.001 |
Yes | 89 (52) | 82 (48) | |
ANC number | |||
<4 ANC | 30 (42) | 42 (58) | 0.013 |
≥4 ANC | 69 (55) | 57 (45) | |
Place of delivery | |||
Home/On the way | 29 (38) | 47 (62) | 0.042 |
Health Institution | 70 (57) | 52 (43) | |
Assistant during delivery | |||
SBA | 71 (57) | 54 (43) | 0.005 |
Non SBA | 28 (38) | 45 (62) | |
Postnatal care | |||
No | 28 (40) | 42 (60) | 0.008 |
Yes | 71 (56) | 57 (44) | |
Applied something on cord | |||
No | 88 (48) | 97 (52) | <0.001 |
Yes | 11 (85) | 2 (15) | |
Drying | |||
No | 2 (13) | 14 (87) | <0.001 |
Yes | 97 (53) | 85 (47) | |
Wrapping | |||
No | 2 (12) | 15 (88) | <0.001 |
Yes | 97 (54) | 84 (46) | |