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Table 1 Distribution of the neonatal mortality incidence rate by selected differentials, Butajira district 1987-2008

From: Trends and risk factors for neonatal mortality in Butajira District, South Central Ethiopia, (1987-2008): a prospective cohort study

Variable

Age of death in days

Person-days,

Neonatal mortality rate NMIR

Overall NMIR

 

0-6

7-27

Early neonatal

Late neonatal

Early NMIR

Late NMIR

 

Overall

768

287

158471

644899

4.8(4.5, 5.2)

0.4(0.4, 0.5)

1.3(1.2, 1.4)

Sex

       

  Male

467

166

80428

326581

5.8(5.3, 6.3)

0.5(0.4, 0.6)

1.5(1.4, 1.7)

  Female

301

121

78043

318318

3.8(3.4, 4.3)

0.3(0.3, 0.4)

1.0(1.0, 1.2)

Area

       

  Lowland

360

142

62668

255120

5.74(5.2, 6.4)

0.6(0.5, 0.6)

1.6(1.4, 1.7)

  High- land

324

119

68080

276470

4.76(4.2, 5.3)

0.4(0.3, 0.5)

1.3(1.2, 1.4)

  Urban

84

26

27723

113309

3.0(2.4, 3.75)

0.2(0.1, 0.3)

0.8(0.6, 0.9)

Religion

       

  Muslim

386

133

101714

412817

3.8(3.4, 4.2)

0.3(0.3, 0.4)

1.0(0.9, 1.0)

  Christian

86

41

29867

122065

2.9(2.3, 3.5)

0.3(0.2, 0.4)

0.8(0.7,1.0)

House ownership

       

  Own

682

268

141928

576599

4.8(4.4, 5.2)

0.5(0.4, 0.5)

1.3(1.2, 1.4)

  Rented

39

7

11104

45806

3.5(2.5, 4.8)

0.1(0.1, 0.3)

0.8(0.6, 1.0)

  Others

47

12

5439

22494

8.6(6.5, 11.5)

0.5(0.3, 0.9)

2.1(1.6, 2.7)

Distance to hospital

       

  <5 km

125

41

37420

152817

3.3(2.8, 4.0)

0.3(0.2, 0.4)

0.9(0.7,1.0)

  5-9 km

302

118

59010

239741

5.1(4.6, 5.7)

0.5(0.4, 0.6)

1.4(1.3, 1.5)

  > = 10 km

341

128

62041

252341

5.5(4.9, 6.1)

0.5(0.4, 0.6)

1.5(1.4, 1.6)

Type of roof

       

  Iron sheet

82

28

31790

129961

2.6(2.0, 3.2)

0.2(0.2, 0.3)

0.68(0.6,0.8)

  Thatched

686

259

126681

514938

5.4(5.0, 5.8)

0.5(0.4,0.6)

1.5(1.4, 1.6)