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Table 4 Association of selected sociodemographic characteristics with cause of death for neonatal mortality

From: Cause of neonatal deaths in Northern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

 

Prematurity

Asphyxia

Infection

Congenital

Unknown

P

Characteristics

NM Freq(%)

NM Freq(%)

NM Freq(%)

NM Freq(%)

NM Freq(%)

 

Age

  < 18

2 (9)

6 (27)

6 (27)

2 (9)

6 (27)

0.004

  ≥ 18

21 (46)

15 (33)

2 (4)

3 (6)

5 (11)

 

Sex

 Male

11(32)

12 (35)

4 (12)

2 (6)

5 (15)

0.94

 Female

12 (35)

9 (26)

4 (12)

3 (9)

6 (18)

 

Residence

 Rural

12 (32)

8 (21)

8 (21)

3 (8)

7 (18)

0.05

 Urban

11(37)

13 (43)

0

2 (7)

4 (13)

 

Educational status

 Unable to read

7 (27)

5 (19)

6 (23)

2 (8)

6 (23)

0.16

 Primary

4 (25)

8 (50)

1 (6)

2 (13)

1 (6)

 

 Secondary

6 (37)

7 (44)

1 (6)

0

2 (13)

 

 Tertiary

6 (56)

1 (11)

0

1 (11)

2 (22)

 

Income

 Poor

12 (46)

4 (15)

5 (19)

3 (12)

2 (8)

0.09

 Medium

3 (15)

8 (40)

1 (5)

2 (10)

6 (30)

 

 Rich

6 (33)

7 (39)

2 (11)

0

3 (17)

 

Marital status

 Married

22 (34)

19 (29)

8(12)

5(8)

11(17)

0.66

 Other

1 (33)

2 (67)

0

0

0

 

Distance

  < =5 km

6 (20)

11 (38)

4 (14)

4 (14)

4 (14)

0.04

 5–10 km

10 (50)

3 (15)

1 (5)

0

6 (30)

 

  > =10 km

6 (46)

5 (39)

3 (15)

0

0

 
  1. NM Neonatal mortality, Freq frequency