Study variables OR* 95%CI P value AOR 95% CI P value
Intermediate factors (Socio economic factors):
Location of household:
Urban 1.00
Rural 1.90 (0.99, 3.64) 0.053
Household wealth status:
Highest quintile 1.00
4thquintile 1.25 (0.38, 4.10) 0.712
Middle quintile 1.82 (0.67, 4.92) 0.236
2nd lowest quintile 2.32 (0.87, 6.20) 0.093
Lowest quintile 2.11 (0.82, 5.45) 0.123
Mother’s education:
Primary/secondary or more 1.00
No education 1.80 (1.00, 3.25) 0.05
Mother’s working status:
Not working 1.00
Working 1.58 (0.90 2.783) 0.112
Maternal marital status:
Currently married 1.00
Formerly married 1.12 (0.41, 3.10) 0.825
Intermediate (household factors):
Main household material of the wall:
Finished 1.00 1.00
Rudimentary 3.24 (1.31, 8.01) 0.011 3.24 (1.31, 8.01) 0.011
Natural 4.22 (1.36, 13.09) 0.013 4.22 (1.36, 13.09) 0.013
Main household material of the roof:
Finished 1.00
Rudimentary 2.22 (0.36, 13.87) 0.391
Natural 1.48 (0.84, 2.59) 0.171
Cooking location:
In a separate building 1.00
In the house 2.15 (1.09, 4.23) 0.027
Outdoors 0.98 (0.32, 2.99) 0.976
Separate room for cooking (2688):
Yes 1.00
No 1.08 (0.56, 2.10) 0.814
Improved sanitation facilities:
Yes 1.00
No 1.03 (0.61, 1.74) 0.916
Improved source of drinking water:
Yes 1.00
No 0.79 (0.46, 1.37) 0.401
Type of cooking fuel:
Clean fuels 1.00
Polluting fuels 1.00 (0.49, 2.07) 0.992
Environmental tobacco smoke:
No 1.00
Yes 1.05 (0.64, 1.72) 0.834
Proximate (Individuals’ factors):
Maternal factors:
Mother’s current age (years):
20-29 years 1.00
Under 20 years 0.98 (0.13, 7.28) 0.985
30-39 years 1.26 (0.71, 2.25) 0.426
40 years and over 1.21 (0.54, 2.72) 0.649
Current use of contraception method:
Modern method 1.00
Traditional/no method 1.23 (0.70, 2.17) 0.471
Desire for pregnancy:
Wanted then 1.00
Wanted later/no more 1.04 (0.48, 2.29) 0.930
Ever had a terminated pregnancy:
Yes 1.00
No 1.44 (0.51, 4.06) 0.487
Mothers smoking status:
Never smoke 1.00
Yes smoke 2.02 (1.02, 3.98) 0.043
Child factors:
Sex of child:
Female 1.00
Male 1.18 (0.71, 1.97) 0.514
Birth rank:
1st birth rank 1.00
2-3rd birth rank 1.43 (0.73, 2.82) 0.301
4th birth rank and over 2.02 (1.05, 3.89) 0.035
Preceding birth interval:
1st child 1.00
Birth interval <3 years 2.41 (1.23, 4.70) 0.010
Birth interval >3 years 1.30 (0.66, 2.53) 0.446
Delivery and post-delivery factors:
Delivery assistant:
Health professional 1.00
None/TBA/other untrained 2.12 (1.30, 3.44) 0.003
Place of delivery:
Health facility 1.00
Non-health facility 2.55 (1.35, 4.81) 0.004
Mode of delivery:
Caesarean section 1.00
Non-caesarean section 4.85 (1.39, 16.88) 0.013
Child’s breastfeeding status:
Child ever-breastfed 1.00 1.00
Child never-breastfed 47.06 (25.36, 87.33) <0.001 36.34 (17.58, 75.12) <0.001
Birthweight (kilograms):
2500-3500 kilograms 1.00 1.00
<2500 kilograms 5.87 (1.04, 33.04) 0.045 2.41 (0.60, 9.62) 0.212
>3500 kilograms 0.55 (0.09, 3.48) 0.528 0.52 (0.63, 4.27) 0.542
Not weighed at birth 5.78 (2.19, 15.26) <0.001 4.16 (1.58, 11.00) 0.004
Birth size:
Average 1.00 1.00
Smaller than average 3.63 (1.79, 7.34) <0.001 3.33 (1.44, 7.68) 0.005
Larger than average 1.35 (0.73, 2.50) 0.34 1.40 (0.63, 3.10) 0.406