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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
In a hospital-based case control study (108 and 285 infants) on risk factors for early neonatal death in Nicaragua, an analysis was performed on the possible association with characteristics of the mother and her environment, her reproductive history and contact with antenatal services as well as characteristics of the child. Antenatal medical supervision was associated with a lower risk for neonatal death, even when adjusting for parents' literacy. This association disappeared if birth weight or gestational age was entered into the analysis. There was an interaction between mortality and the mother's versus the father's literacy, showing the highest risk if the mother was illiterate and the father was literate (odds ratio, OR 7.0, CI 2.6-19.3), while illiteracy of both parents was associated to a lower risk (OR 4.2, CI 1.0-18.3). The strong association between maternal literacy and early neonatal death is striking. Is maternal empowerment the important factor?
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0378-7346
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
112-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Which babies die during the first week? A case control study in a Nicaraguan hospital.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, León University, Nicaragua.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't