Table 4 Predictors of neonatal mortality (Multilevel Regression Analysis), n = 10,624
From: Predictors of neonatal mortality in Ghana: evidence from 2017 Ghana maternal health survey
Characteristics | Neonatal Mortality | P-value | aOR[95%CI] | P-value | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No, n (%) | Yes n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Number of ANC visits | |||||||
None (Ref) | 1 | Â | Â | ||||
1 | 140(99.3) | 1(0.7) | 0.01* | 0.11(0.02–0.56) | 0.01* |  | |
2–4 | 1579(98.2) | 29(1.8) | 0.00** | 0.29(0.12–0.68) | 0.01* |  | |
> 4 | 8487(98.3) | 147(1.7) | 0.00** | 0.29(0.13–0.67) | 0.00 |  | |
Sex of baby | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Boy (Ref) | 5261(97.9) | 114(2.1) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Girl | 5173(98.6) | 76(1.5) | 0.03* | 0.68(0.47–0.98) | 0.04* |  | |
Skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth | |||||||
Yes (Ref) | 5200(98.9) | 54(1.0) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
No | 5234(97.5) | 136(2.5) | 0.00** | 2.59(1.75–3.83) | 0.00** |  | |