Research Article
Magnitude and Risk of Dying among Low Birth Weight Neonates in Rural Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Distribution of neonatal deaths described by neonatal birth characteristics, rural Gedeo, Southern Ethiopia, 2016.
| Variables | Total N (%) | Death N (%) |
| Preceding birth interval (year) | | | First birth | 125 (14.1) | 10 (10.3) | <2 years | 327 (36.9) | 40 (41.2) | >3 years | 433 (48.9) | 47 (48.5) | Birth order | | | < 2nd birth | 324 (36.6) | 26 (26.8) | 3rd-5th birth | 404 (45.6) | 44 (45.4) | > 6th birth | 157 (17.7) | 27 (27.8) | Sex of neonate | | | Male | 431 (48.7) | 49 (50.5) | Female | 451 (51.3) | 48 (49.5) | Types of birth | | | Singleton | 846 (95.6) | 86 (88.8) | Twins | 39 (4.4) | 11 (11.3) | Weight of neonates | | | < 2000 grams | 195 (22.0) | 44 (45.4) | > 2000 grams | 690 (78.0) | 53 (54.6) | Gestation age at birth | | | Preterm (< 37 weeks | 201 (22.7) | 33 (34.0) | Term (>37 weeks) | 684 (77.3) | 64 (66.0) |
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