Utilization of postnatal care for newborns and its association with neonatal mortality in India: An analytical appraisal

Table 3 Results of conditional logistic regression models assessing the role of PNC in mortality during neonatal period, 2007-08

Covariate/category	Mortality during neonatal period
Newborn received any check-up within 24 hours of birth ^a
Yes ^®
No	0.96 (0.86,1.07)
Newborn was checked in ^{‡, b}
No check-up ^®
Government facility	0.79* (0.67,0.92)
Private facility	0.90 (0.79,1.03)
During ANC, mother received advice on keeping baby ^c warm
Yes ^®
No	1.27* (1.13,1.43)

® reference category.
* p < 0.05, values in the parentheses are 95% confidence intervals.
‡ Wald Test was significant at p < 0.05 in case of mortality during neonatal period.
a 291 groups (or 5120 observations) were dropped because of all positive or all negative outcomes.
b 288 groups (or 6424 observations) were dropped because of all positive or all negative outcomes.
c 281 groups (or 7231 observations) were dropped because of all positive or all negative outcomes.
Matching variables: Birth order of the newborn and the age of mother at the birth of the index newborn.
Control variables: Mother’s education, wealth status, place of residence, region of residence, place of delivery of the index newborn, maternal complication at the time of delivery, mode of delivery, initiation of breastfeeding, and sex of the newborn.

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