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Table 5 Regression models to predict neonatal mortality for institutional and home births with mother’s education as explanatory variable c

From: Investigating the role of health care at birth on inequalities in neonatal survival: evidence from Bangladesh

Odds ratios for neonatal mortality for home and institutional deliveries

Variable

Model 5: Institutional birth

Model 6: Home birth

OR

P

Confidence intervals

OR

P

Confidence intervals

Year of survey (reference 2007)

2004

1.38

0.29

0.77

2.48

0.95

0.70

0.74

1.22

2000

1.09

0.79

0.59

2.01

0.93

0.54

0.72

1.18

1996

2.14*

0.03

1.10

4.16

1.63

0.00

1.26

2.10

Maternal education (reference higher/further)

No education

3.65**

0.01

1.47

9.07

2.51

0.06

0.95

6.61

Primary education

3.07**

0.01

1.33

7.08

2.07

0.14

0.78

5.46

Secondary education

2.28*

0.04

1.06

4.91

2.11

0.13

0.79

5.61

Sample size: 2803

Sample size: 23149

  1. c Models also adjusted for urban/rural, sex, multiple birth, birth order and parity and antenatal care.