Table 2 Details of births and neonatal deaths recorded in the Sudan household health survey 2nd round, 2010 (N = 6,198)
From: Neonatal mortality in Sudan: analysis of the Sudan household survey, 2010
Characteristics | Number of children | % | Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births ) |
|---|---|---|---|
Child sex | |||
Male | 3152 | 50.9 | 38 |
Female | 3046 | 49.1 | 22 |
Maternal age in years | |||
<20 | 458 | 7.4 | 26 |
20 – 29 | 3217 | 51.9 | 30 |
30 – 39 | 2075 | 33.5 | 26 |
≥40 | 448 | 7.2 | 60 |
Maternal education | |||
Illiterate | 2803 | 45.2 | 34 |
Intermediate or less(≤8 years) | 2366 | 38.2 | 28 |
Secondary or above (> 8 years) | 1029 | 16.6 | 27 |
Area of residence | |||
Urban | 1674 | 27.0 | 31 |
Rural | 4524 | 73.0 | 31 |
Household head education | |||
Illiterate | 3020 | 48.7 | 32 |
Have some education | 3140 | 50.7 | 28 |
missing | 38 | 0.6 | |
Household wealth index | |||
Lowest | 2860 | 46.1 | 37 |
Middle | 1366 | 22.0 | 26 |
Highest | 1972 | 31.8 | 24 |