Table 5 Multivariable analysis on the association of preterm and post term birth on neonatal mortality in Tigray, northern Ethiopia
Characteristics | (RR,CI) | P-value | (ARRa,CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Residence | ||||
 Rural | ref | ref |  |  |
 Urban | 0.39, 0.24–0.62 | <0.001 |  |  |
Preterm | ||||
 Yes | 7.06, 4.55–10.94 | <0.001 | 2.45, 1.45–4.04 | <0.001 |
 No | ref |  |  |  |
Post term | ||||
 Yes | 0.23, 0.03–1.64 | 0.14 | 0.45, 0.07–2.96 | 0.412 |
 No | ref |  |  |  |
Term | ||||
 Yes | 0.24, 0.15–0.39 | <0.001 |  |  |
 No | ref |  |  |  |
Neonate out | ||||
 Yes | ref | ref |  |  |
 No | 5.68,3.53–9.16 | <0.001 |  |  |
History of abortion | ||||
 Yes | ref |  |  |  |
 No | 0.49, 0.29–0.81 | 0.007 | 0.47, 0.33–0.67 | <0.001 |
History of still birth | ||||
 Yes | ref |  |  |  |
 No | 0.29, 0.17–0.49 | 0.006 | 0.38, 0.29–0.51 | <0.001 |
Birth weight | ||||
 Low birth | 10.5,4.24–25.9 | <0.001 | 5.17,1.94–13.78 | <0.001 |
 Normal | 1.19,0.46–3.04 | 0.715 | 1.09,0.43–2.80 | 0.844 |
 Overweight | ref | ref |  |  |
Number of children | ||||
 Primiparae | ref | ref |  |  |
 2–4 children | 0.7,0.40–1.23 | 0.206 | 0.81,0.82–0.82 | <0.001 |
 Multiple (≥5) | 2.36,1.35–4.12 | 0.022 | 1.92,1.48–2.62 | <0.001 |