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Table 4 Risk factors of neonatal infections from multivariable GEE log-binomial regression

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

Risk factors

Model 1 (full)

Model 2 (final)

 

Risk ratio

95% CI

Risk ratio

95% CI

Household wealth quintile (ref: highest quintile)

    

 Lowest quintile (poorest)

1.05

0.95–1.17

1.04

0.94–1.16

 Second lowest quintile

1.06

0.96–1.18

1.06

0.96–1.17

 Middle quintile

1.03

0.93–1.14

1.02

0.93–1.14

 Second highest quintile

1.08

0.98–1.19

1.07

0.97–1.19

Non-Muslims (ref: Muslim)

0.96

0.84–1.10

0.96

0.84–1.10

Mother’s age (ref: < 25 years)

    

 25–29 years

0.94

0.87–1.02

0.94

0.87–1.03

 30–34 years

1.10

1.00–1.21

1.10

1.00–1.21

 35 years and above

1.08

0.96–1.22

1.09

0.96–1.23

Mothers primary or above (ref: below primary)

0.94

0.87–1.02

0.94

0.87–1.02

Father’s primary and above (ref: below primary)

1.08

1.00–1.16

1.08

1.00–1.16

Pregnancy order (ref: first pregnancies)

    

 Second

0.93

0.85–1.02

0.93

0.85–1.02

 Third

0.88

0.79–0.97

0.88

0.79–0.97

 Fourth or higher

0.79

0.71–0.87

0.79

0.71–0.87

History of child death (ref: no history of death)

1.10

1.02–1.19

1.10

1.02–1.19

≤ 0.5 room per person in the house (ref: > 0.5)

1.14

1.04–1.26

1.14

1.04–1.25

Antenatal iron consumption for ≥ 60 days (ref: < 60 days)

0.96

0.89–1.03

0.96

0.89–1.03

ANC from qualified provider (ref: no)

1.11

1.03–1.19

1.11

1.03–1.19

Antenatal complications (ref: no complications)

1.01

0.92–1.10

1.01

0.92–1.10

Home delivery (ref: facility delivery)

2.13

1.73–2.62

1.86

1.58–2.19

Skilled birth attendant (ref: unskilled attendant)

1.19

1.01–1.40

  

Washed hands before delivery (ref: no)

0.92

0.77–1.09

  

Prolonged labor (ref: no)

1.04

0.93–1.16

1.04

0.94–1.16

Prolonged rupture of membrane (ref: no)

1.02

0.91–1.14

1.02

0.92–1.14

Retained placenta (ref: no)

1.15

0.98–1.35

1.14

0.96–1.34

Non-study substances on cord (ref: no)

0.96

0.85–1.09

0.96

0.85–1.09

Non-sterile cord cutting and tying (ref: sterile)

1.13

1.02–1.25

1.15

1.03–1.28

Multiple birth (ref: singleton birth)

1.33

1.15–1.55

1.34

1.15–1.56

Female baby (ref: male baby)

0.96

0.90–1.02

0.96

0.89–1.02

Gestational age at birth (ref: ≥ 37 weeks)

    

 < 35 weeks

1.09

0.99–1.19

1.08

0.99–1.19

 35–36 weeks

0.97

0.87–1.07

0.96

087–1.07

Birth weight (ref: ≥ 2500 g)

    

 < 1500 g

4.70

4.01–5.51

4.69

4.01–5.48

 1500–1999 g

2.15

1.92–2.41

2.15

1.92–2.42

 2000–2499 g

1.16

1.07–1.25

1.15

1.07–1.25

Birth asphyxia (ref: no birth asphyxia)

1.66

1.51–1.82

1.65

1.51–1.81

Dried baby after 30 min (ref: < 30 min)

0.93

0.66–1.30

0.94

0.73–1.20

Wrapped after 30 min (ref: < 30 min)

1.20

0.96–1.51

1.19

0.95–1.49

Breastfed after 1 h (ref: within 1 h)

0.96

0.84–1.09

  

Oil massaged within 1 h (ref: no massage within 1 h)

1.03

0.91–1.16

  

Bathed baby within 1 day (ref: delayed bath for 1 day)

1.01

0.78–1.32

  
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