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Table 3 Odds ratio of perinatal death in non-hospital births in Nigeria according to birth attendant adjusted for a priori confounding factors (2003–2008) (N 1= 25, 817)

From: Correlates of poor perinatal outcomes in non-hospital births in the context of weak health system: the Nigerian experience

Demographic and reproductive characteristics

Crude OR

AOR2(95% CI3)

P value

Birth attendant

   

CHEW

1(base)

1(base)

 

Nurse

1.34

1.42 (0.75-2.67)

0.278

TBA

1.16

0.98 (0.53-1.80)

0.943

Family/friends

1.08

0.93 (0.49-1.75)

0.817

Others

1.15

0.93 (0.43-1.04)

0.865

No assistance

1.10

0.90 (0.47-1.72)

0.752

Region

   

North central

1(base)

1(base)

 

North east

1.47

`1.29 (0.96-1.72)

0.087

North west

1.35

1.29 (0.967-1.73)

0.083

South east

1.78

1.59 (1.03-2.45)

0.037

South south

1.57

1.49 (0.972.27)

0.066

South west

1.06

1.07 (0.66-1.75)

0.782

Residence

   

Urban

1(base)

1(base)

 

Rural

1.05

1.05 (0.82-1.35)

0.676

Wealth index

   

Richer

1

1(base)

 

poorest

1.46

1.87 (1.30-2.70)

0.001

Poorer

1.30

1.69 (1.19-2.41)

0.004

Middle

1.09

1.30 (0.92-1.84)

0.144

Richest

1.69

1.54 (0.99-2.37)

0.053

Mother’s age

   

25-29

1(base)

1(base)

 

15-19

1.56

1,52 (1.05-2.22)

0.028

20-24

1.16

1.24 (0.95-1.62)

0.107

30-34

1.04

1.08 (0.821.41)

0.589

35-39

1.03

0.90 (0.66-1.24)

0.523

40-44

1.26

1.19 (0.79-1.80)

0.407

45-49

1.29

1.15 (0.67-1.96)

0.615

Mother’s education

   

No education

1(base)

1(base)

 

Primary

1

1.05 (0.82-1.34)

0.692

Secondary

1.11

0.99 (0.71-1.38)

0.949

Higher

1.21

0.87 (0.39-1.94)

0.727

Parity

   

Para2-4

1(base)

1(base)

 

Para1

1.90

0.69 (0.47-1.01)

0.058

Para ≥5

1.17

1.06 (0.81-1.37)

0.678

Previous mortality experience

   

No

1(base)

1(base)

 

Yes

3.01

3.31 (2.73-4.02)

<0.001

Place of birth

   

Other private

1(base)

1(base)

 

Respondent home

1.47

2.63 (0.59-11.79)

0.206

Other home

1.56

2.28 (0.50-10.36)

0.288

Govt PHC centre

1.50

2.25 (0.50-10.02)

0.286

Govt health post

1.81

5.27 (0.94-29.44)

0.058

Multiple birth

   

No

1(base)

1(base)

 

Yes

3.95

3.12 (2.11-4.59)

<0.001

Birth interval

   

≥25 months

1(base)

1(base)

 

<18 months

2.73

1.65 (1.26-2.17)

<0.001

18-24 months

1.18

1.20 (0.96-1.52)

0.113

First births

1.73

2.22 (1.64-3.01)

<0.001

Birth size

   

Average

1(base)

1(base)

 

Above average

1.04

1.03 (0.79-1.33)

0.854

Big

1.10

1.16 (0.87-1.56)

0.317

Below average

1.37

1.26 (0.92-1.72)

0.150

Small

2.61

2.55 (1.79-3.69)

<0.001

  1. 1Total number of births.
  2. 2Adjusted odds ratio: The adjusted odds ratios reported here were derived from the multivariable regression analysis that contained all the demographic and reproductive variables in Tables 1 and 2 in a single regression model.
  3. 3Confidence interval.