Study variables OR* 95%CI P value AOR 95% CI P value
Intermediate (Socio economic factors):
Location of household:
Urban 1.00
Rural 1.78 (1.06, 2.99) 0.029
Household wealth status:
Highest quintile 1.00 1.00
4th quintile 1.56 (0.60, 4.05) 0.364 1.57 (0.61, 4.07) 0.352
Middle quintile 2.77 (1.21, 6.34) 0.016 2.74 (1.20, 6.30) 0.017
2nd lowest quintile 3.69 (1.72, 7.91) 0.001 3.58 (1.68, 7.66) 0.001
Lowest quintile 3.81 (1.74, 8.33) 0.001 3.83 (1.76, 8.32) 0.001
Mother’s education:
Primary/secondary or more 1.00
No education 2.12 (1.24, 3.63) 0.006
Mother’s working status:
Not working 1.00 1.00
Working 1.61 (1.10, 2.36) 0.015 1.59 (1.09, 2.32) 0.016
Maternal marital status:
Currently married 1.00
Formerly married 1.89 (1.03, 3.48) 0.041
Household factors:
Main household material of the wall:
Finished 1.00
Rudimentary 1.69 (0.81, 3.52) 0.164
Natural 2.08 (0.84, 5.16) 0.113
Main household material of the roof:
Finished 1.00
Rudimentary 1.02 (0.17, 6.13) 0.98
Natural 1.22 (0.79, 1.87) 0.373
Cooking location:
In a separate building 1.00
In the house 1.60 (0.99, 2.58) 0.054
Outdoors 1.03 (0.46, 2.30) 0.944
Separate room for cooking (2688):
Yes 1.00
No 1.40 (0.84, 2.33) 0.194
Improved sanitation facilities:
Yes 1.00
No 1.40 (0.90, 2.18) 0.138
Improved source of drinking water:
Yes 1.00
No 0.95 (0.64, 1.42) 0.812
Type of cooking fuel:
Clean fuels 1.00
Polluting fuels 1.70 (0.90, 3.20) 0.101
Environmental tobacco smoke:
No 1.00
Yes 1.39 (0.87, 2.21) 0.163
Proximate (individuals’ factors):
Maternal factors:
Mother’s current age (years):
20-29 years 1.00 1.00
Under 20 years 1.42 (0.41, 4.93) 0.581 1.67 (0.48, 5.82) 0.419
30-39 years 1.39 (0.89, 2.18) 0.144 1.47 (0.93, 2.32) 0.101
40 years and over 2.05 (1.16, 3.60) 0.013 2.06 (1.12, 3.78) 0.021
Current use of contraception method:
Modern method 1.00
Traditional/no method 1.74 (1.15, 2.61) 0.008
Desire for pregnancy:
Wanted then 1.00
Wanted later/no more 0.97 (0.53, 1.77) 0.913
Ever had a terminated pregnancy:
Yes 1.00
No 1.04 (0.57, 1.92) 0.893
Mothers smoking status:
Never smoke 1.00
Yes smoke 2.65 (1.26,5.55) 0.01
Child factors:
Sex of child:
Female 1.00
Male: 1.11 (0.77, 1.62) 0.567
Birth rank
1st birth rank 1.00
2-3rd birth rank 1.30 (0.78, 2.17) 0.306
4th birth rank and over 2.55 (1.46, 4.46) 0.001
Preceding birth interval:
1st child 1.00 1.00
Birth interval <3 years 2.87 (1.62, 5.09) <0.001 2.02 (1.10, 3.70) 0.023
Birth interval >3 years 1.24 (0.75, 2.06) 0.394 0.87 (0.50, 1.50) 0.614
Delivery and post-delivery factors:
Delivery assistant:
Health professional 1.00
None/TBA/other untrained 2.58 (1.66, 4.00) <0.001
Place of delivery:
Health facility 1.00
Non-health facility 2.73 (1.67, 4.45) <0.001
Mode of delivery:
Caesarean section 1.00 1.00
Non-caesarean section 6.52 (2.39, 17.79) <0.001 4.97 (1.52, 16.21) 0.008
Child’s breastfeeding status:
Child ever-breastfed 1.00 1.00
Child never-breastfed 21.04 (11.94, 37.09) <0.001 23.02 (12.46, 42.52) <0.001
Birthweight (kilograms):
2500-3500 kilograms 1.00
<2500 kilograms 2.91 (0.76, 11.18) 0.12
>3500 kilograms 1.13 (0.41, 3.13) 0.813
Not weighed at birth 3.78 (1.92, 7.41) <0.001
Birth size:
Average 1.00
Smaller than average 1.83 (1.06, 3.15) 0.029
Larger than average 1.08 (0.68, 1.73) 0.733