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Table 1 Association of socio-demographic and household factors with neonatal infections

From: Incidence and risk factors of neonatal infections in a rural Bangladeshi population: a community-based prospective study

Characteristics Neonatal infections in first 2 weeks (n = 30,267)
  Number Infections Percent RR 95% CI
Household wealth quintile
 Lowest quintile (poorest) 6089 755 12.4 1.16 1.04–1.29
 Second lowest quintile 6020 749 12.4 1.16 1.05–1.29
 Middle quintile 6052 731 12.1 1.12 1.02–1.24
 Second highest quintile 6053 744 12.3 1.14 1.03–1.26
 Highest quintile (richest) 6053 613 10.1 1.00  
Religion
 Islam 28,934 3445 11.9 1.00  
 Others 1333 147 1105 0.98 0.84–1.15
Mother’s age
 < 25 years 9994 1291 12.9 1.00  
 25–29 years 10,220 1098 10.71.0 0.85 0.79–0.92
 30–34 years 6180 746 12.1 0.97 0.90–1.06
 35 years and above 3873 457 11.8 0.96 0.87–1.06
Mother’s education
 Below primary level 15,266 1911 12.5 1.00  
 Primary and above 15,001 1681 11.2 0.93 0.87–0.99
Father’s education
 Below primary level 17,607 2147 12.2 1.00  
 Primary and above 12,660 1445 11.4 0.98 0.92–1.04
History of child death
 Yes 7499 938 12.5 1.07 0.99–1.15
 No 22,768 2654 1179 1.00  
Sleeping room per person
 0.5 or less 24,854 3014 12.1 1.15 1.06–1.25
 Higher than 0.5 5413 578 10.7 1.00