Table 4 Meta-analyzed odds ratios for long birth intervals with neonatal and under-5 mortality as outcomes, stratified by mothers' completed fertility
Interval ≥60 months | Interval ≥72 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Region (number of countries) | Low Fertility OR (95% CI) | High fertility OR (95% CI) | Low Fertility OR (95% CI) | High fertility OR (95% CI) |
Outcome: Neonatal Mortality | ||||
Africa (n=28) | 0.96 (0.65, 1.40) | 0.70 (0.54, 0.92) | 1.01 (0.62, 1.64) | 0.78 (0.58, 1.05) |
Asia (n=8) | 1.15 (0.75, 1.77) | 0.60 (0.44, 0.81) | 0.91 (0.61, 1.37) | 0.56 (0.40, 0.77) |
Americas (n = 5) | 1.26 (0.76, 2.09) | 0.67 (0.41, 1.10)* | 1.26 (0.67, 2.38) | 0.79 (0.35, 1.79)* |
Other (n = 6) | 3.37 (0.94, 12.09) | 1.13 (0.39, 3.30) | 3.49 (0.67, 18.05)** | 1.15 (0.33, 4.06)*** |
All (n=47) | 1.14 (0.89, 1.45) | 0.69 (0.57, 0.84) | 1.04 (0.79, 1.36) | 0.75 (0.60, 0.93) |
Outcome: Under-5 Mortality | ||||
Africa (n=28) | 0.84 (0.67, 1.05) | 0.52 (0.44, 0.61) | 0.85 (0.63, 1.14) | 0.51 (0.42, 0.62) |
Asia (n=8) | 0.77 (0.61, 0.98) | 0.49 (0.36, 0.68) | 0.75 (0.53, 1.05) | 0.38 (0.29, 0.49) |
Americas (n = 5) | 0.94 (0.57, 1.53) | 0.59 (0.44, 0.78) | 0.83 (0.46, 1.49) | 0.62 (0.42, 0.91)* |
Other (n = 6) | 1.07 (0.57, 1.98) | 0.78 (0.49, 1.25) | 0.87 (0.24, 3.22)** | 0.71 (0.33, 1.53)*** |
All (n=47) | 0.83 (0.73, 0.96) | 0.53 (0.47, 0.61) | 0.82 (0.67, 1.01) | 0.50 (0.43, 0.59) |