Table 1 Univariate association of socio demographic and socioeconomic factors and neonatal mortality in Assosa zone, Western Ethiopia, 2013
From: Predictors of neonatal mortality in Assosa zone, Western Ethiopia: a matched case control study
|  | Case(n = 114) | Control(n = 114) |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | number (%) | number (%) | CmOR(95%CI) | P-value |
Age of the mother | ||||
 < 20 | 2(1.75) | 2(1.75) | 1.47(0.19–11.11) | 0.707 |
 20–34 | 70(61.40) | 87(76.32) | 1 |  |
 > =35 | 42(36.84) | 25(21.93) | 2.17(1.16–4.04) | 0.014* |
Marital status | ||||
 Married | 103(90.35) | 106(92.98) | 1 |  |
 Widowed / Divorced | 11(9.65) | 8(7.02) | 1.42(0.54–3.75) | 0.469 |
Ethnicity | ||||
 Berta | 84(73.68) | 82(71.93) | 1.17(0.39–3.39) | 0.769 |
 Amhara | 24(21.05) | 25(21.93) | 1.10(0.32–3.74) | 0.871 |
 Others | 6(5.26) | 7(6.14) | 1 |  |
Religion | ||||
 Muslim | 91(79.82) | 90(78.95) | 1.05(0.55–2.01) | 0.869 |
 Christian | 23(20.18) | 24(21.05) | 1 |  |
Educational status | ||||
 Illiterate | 91(79.82) | 70(61.40) | 2.5(1.34–4.64) | 0.004* |
 Literate | 23(20.18) | 44(38.60) | 1 |  |
Occupation | ||||
 House wife | 48(42.11) | 58(50.88) | 0.96(0.38–2.43) | 0.945 |
 Gold miner | 35(30.70) | 24(21.05) | 1.62(0.58–4.48) | 0.351 |
 Farmer | 21(18.42) | 21(18.42) | 1.04(0.32–3.33) | 0.938 |
 Others | 10(8.77) | 11(9.65) | 1 |  |
Family size | ||||
 < 5 | 51(44.74) | 69(60.53) | 1 |  |
 > =5 | 63(55.26) | 45(39.47) | 1.90(1.10–3.26) | 0.020* |
Monthly income | ||||
 < 608 birr | 32(28.07) | 21(18.42) | 1.68(0.90–3.13) | 0.097 |
 > =608 birr | 82(71.93) | 93(81.58) | 1 |  |
No of rooms | ||||
 < =2 | 98(85.96) | 101(88.60) | 0.76(0.33–1.75) | 0.533 |
 > =3 | 16(14.04) | 13(11.6) | 1 |  |
Roof of the house | ||||
 Corrugated iron sheet | 31(27.19) | 26(22.81) | 1 |  |
 Thatched | 83(72.81) | 88(77.19) | 0.76(0.39–1.46) | 0.412 |
Separate kitchen | ||||
 Yes | 51(44.74) | 48(42.11) | 1.12(0.65–1.89) | 0.686 |
 No | 63(55.26) | 66(57.89) | 1 |  |
Water source | ||||
 Safe | 92(80.70) | 100(87.72) | 1 |  |
 Unsafe | 22(19.30) | 14(12.28) | 1.61(0.80–3.22) | 0.174 |
Toilet facility | ||||
 Yes | 82(71.93) | 92(80.7) | 0.62(0.34–1.15) | 0.135 |
 No | 32(28.07) | 22(19.3) | 1 |  |
Model HHs in HEP | ||||
 Yes | 35(30.70) | 67(58.77) | 0.33(0.18–0.58) | < 0.001* |
 NO | 79(69.30) | 47(41.23) | 1 |  |