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Table 4 Care-Seeking Behavior by Sex of the Newborn According to Cause-Specific Referral

From: Sex differences in morbidity and care-seeking during the neonatal period in rural southern Nepal

Reason for Referral

% Referred (n)

% Who Sought Care, Given Referral

OR1

95 % CI

(N = 18,638)

Referral – Any Reason

60.7 % (11,304)

47.0 %

1.77

1.64 – 1.91

 Boys

60.3 % (5815)

53.8 %

 Girls

61.1 % (5489)

39.7 %

Unconscious

0.1 % (19)

79.0 %

1.50

0.15 – 14.99

 Boys

0.1 % (11)

81.8 %

 Girls

0.1 % (8)

75.0 %

Fever

1.9 % (356)

68.8 %

2.08

1.30 – 3.34

 Boys

1.9 % (179)

76.5 %

 Girls

2.0 % (177)

61.0 %

Pneumonia

1.4 % (255)

72.9 %

1.74

1.01 – 2.97

 Boys

1.5 % (140)

77.9 %

 Girls

1.3 % (115)

67.0 %

Convulsions/Stiffness

2.8 % (512)

65.8 %

1.36

0.94 – 1.95

 Boys

3.1 % (300)

68.7 %

 Girls

2.4 % (212)

61.8 %

Yellow Body/Eyes

3.0 % (556)

78.1 %

1.43

0.97 – 2.10

 Boys

3.8 % (364)

80.2 %

 Girls

2.1 % (192)

74.0 %

Watery Stool

8.9 % (1666)

49.2 %

1.34

1.12 – 1.61

 Boys

9.3 % (899)

52.6 %

 Girls

8.5 % (767)

45.2 %

Blood in Stool

0.5 % (91)

51.7 %

1.50

0.65 – 3.41

 Boys

0.5 % (44)

56.8 %

 Girls

0.5 % (47)

46.8 %

Hypothermia

22.2 % (4143)

41.4 %

1.78

1.57 – 2.02

 Boys

19.8 % (1915)

48.9 %

 Girls

24.8 % (2228)

35.0 %

Severe Skin Infection

15.2 % (2832)

52.5 %

1.51

1.31 – 1.75

 Boys

16.1 % (1557)

57.2 %

 Girls

14.2 % (1275)

46.9 %

Cord Infection – Level 1

15.1 % (2822)

45.8 %

1.72

1.48 – 2.01

 Boys

14.4 % (1393)

52.6 %

 Girls

15.9 % (1429)

39.2 %

Cord Infection – Level 2

15.5 % (2889)

48.2 %

1.65

1.44 – 1.90

 Boys

15.7 % (1512)

54.1 %

 Girls

15.3 % (1377)

41.6 %

Any Two

11.2 % (2080)

64.6 %

2.00

1.66 – 2.41

 Boys

11.6 % (1118)

71.9 %

 Girls

10.7 % (962)

56.1 %

  1. 1Odds ratios compare boys to girls, with girls as the reference, among those for whom care was sought