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Table 3 Logistic regression showing significant risk factors that influence very early neonatal mortality

From: Maternal and neonatal characteristics that influence very early neonatal mortality in the Eastern Regional Hospital of Ghana, Koforidua: a retrospective review

Factors

Coefficient

Odds ratio

95% CI

P value

Maternal age

− 0.009

0.99

0.94

1.05

0.769

Parity

− 0.358

0.70

0.52

0.94

0.020

Number of child deaths

3.548

34.75

18.22

66.24

< 0.001

Education level

0.216

1.07

0.88

1.64

0.301

Antenatal status

− 0.423

0.66

0.39

1.11

0.117

Gestational age

− 0.151

0.86

0.41

1.78

0.685

Previous neonatal death

2.07

7.93

2.83

22.19

< 0.001

Marital status

0.37

1.45

0.71

2.94

0.304

Job status

− 0.162

0.85

0.44

1.65

0.631

Birth weight

0.728

2.07

1.21

4.34

0.041

Apgar 1 min status

0.332

1.39

0.65

3.56

0.033

Apgar 5 min STATUS

1.898

6.67

3.78

10.43

0.002

Constant

− 4.065

0.017

  

< 0.001