Effects of inter-pregnancy intervals on preterm birth, low birth weight and perinatal deaths in urban South Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Table 4 Multivariable generalized linear model for the effect of inter-pregnancy intervals on perinatal deaths

Variables	Perinatal deaths		CRR (95% CI)	ARR (95% CI)
Variables	Yes (n = 47) n (%)	No (n = 2501) n (%)	CRR (95% CI)	ARR (95% CI)
Inter-pregnancy interval in months
< 18	26 (3.4)	728 (96.6)	3.18 (1.67, 6.05)^***	3.83 (1.90, 7.71)^***
18–23	7 (1.4)	497 (98.6)	1.28 (0.52, 3.15)	1.45 (0.58, 3.60)
24–60	14 (1.1)	1276(98.9)	1	1

ARR Adjusted Relative Risk, CRR Crude Relative Risk. RR adjusted for maternal age, maternal education, husband education, maternal occupation, age at first childbirth, parity, mode of previous delivery, pregnancy intention, and wealth status
Keys: *** = P < 0.001, 1 = Reference category

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