Table 1 Description of variables included in the analysis in south Ethiopia, 2018
From: Incidence and determinants of neonatal near miss in south Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
Variables | Description and categorization |
|---|---|
Distant | |
 Place of residence | The usual place of residence where the woman lives. Rural was coded as ‘1’ and Urban was coded as ‘2’. |
 Parental Education | Maternal and paternal education status. Categorized into two groups as ‘no formal education and ‘primary [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]’ and ‘Secondary [9,10,11,12]’ and above’. |
 Parental Occupation | Maternal and paternal occupation. Classified as ‘housewife for mothers, ‘farmer’ for fathers and ‘others’. |
 Monthly income | Income received by family in each month. Categorized into four based on lowest 25 percentile; <=79USD, 80-121USD, 122-155USD and > 155USD. |
Intermediate | |
 Birth interval | The period between last pregnancy and current pregnancy in months. Categorized as less than 24 months and greater than or equal to 24 months. |
 Type of pregnancy | Intention to become pregnant when women conceived. Grouped as ‘planned and unplanned pregnancy’ |
 ANC utilization | Whether the women received at least one antenatal care check-up during pregnancy by skilled health care personnel. (1-Yes, 2-No) |
 Frequency of ANC | Number of visits for pregnancy check-up (1–1-3 visits, 2–4 visits). |
 Women refereed for delivery | Refereed from other health facility for delivery or pregnancy complication (1-Yes, 2-No) |
Proximal | |
 Mode of delivery | Categorized as “1-Vaginal delivery, 2- Caesarean section |
 Sex | The sex of the neonate (1- Female, 2- Male) |
 Maternal complication* | The occurrence of potentially life-threatening condition to women (1-Yes, 2-No) |