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Table 2 Risk factors for perinatal mortality

From: Impact of exposure to cooking fuels on stillbirths, perinatal, very early and late neonatal mortality - a multicenter prospective cohort study in rural communities in India, Pakistan, Kenya, Zambia and Guatemala

Characteristic

Perinatal mortality (through day 7 of life)

Alive on day 8 of life

Relative risk adjusted for global network site and community (95 % confidence interval)

Multivariate analysis - adjusted relative risk (95 % confidence interval)

N = 3,176 n (%)

N = 62,736 n (%)

HAP exposure

3,176

62,736

  

Polluting fuel

2,683 (84)

51,399 (82)

1.36 (1.25, 1.49)

1.44 (1.30, 1.61)

Clean fuel

493 (16)

11,337 (18)

1.00

1.00

Maternal age

3,172

62,637

  

<20

294 (9)

6,778 (11)

1.14 (1.01, 1.29)

1.03 (0.90, 1.18)

≥20

2,878 (91)

55,859 (89)

1.00

1.00

Maternal education

3,168

62,497

  

No formal schooling

1,589 (50)

19,013 (30)

1.27 (1.12, 1.45)

1.32 (1.15, 1.52)

Formal schooling

1,579 (50)

43,484 (70)

1.00

1.00

Parity

3,154

62,320

  

0

1,079 (34)

20,363 (33)

1.36 (1.25, 1.47)

1.33 (1.21, 1.45)

1-2

1,053 (33)

26,247 (42)

1.00

1.00

≥3

1,022 (32)

15,710 (25)

1.27 (1.16, 1.39)

1.26 (1.13, 1.40)

Antenatal care

3,147

62,480

  

Any

2,906 (92)

60,592 (97)

1.00

1.00

None

241 (8)

1,888 (3)

1.49 (1.28, 1.73)

1.35 (1.15, 1.58)

Delivery attendant

3,166

62,726

  

Physician

1,236 (39.0)

22,622 (36.1)

1.00

1.00

Nurse/Midwife

861 (27.2)

19,963 (31.8)

0.72 (0.62, 0.83)

0.66 (0.57, 0.77)

No skilled birth attendant

1,069 (33.8)

20,141 (32.1)

0.79 (0.67, 0.95)

0.58 (0.41, 0.80)

Delivery location

3,176

62,724

  

Facility

2,108 (66)

42,687 (68)

1.00

1.00

Home/Other

1,068 (34)

20,037 (32)

0.96 (0.83, 1.12)

1.05 (0.77, 1.44)

Infant gender

2,934

62,720

  

Male

1,677 (57)

32,406 (52)

1.22 (1.13, 1.32)

1.21 (1.11, 1.31)

Female

1,257 (43)

30,314 (48)

1.00

1.00

Daily smoking in household

3,175

62,721

  

Yes

888 (28)

14,547 (23)

1.02 (0.92, 1.13)

 

No

2,287 (72)

48,174 (77)

1.00

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