Table 1 Distribution of neonatal deaths based on selected characteristics, India IHDS-II, 2011–12
From: Impact of timing of breastfeeding initiation on neonatal mortality in India
Variables | Live births (%) | N = 37,350 |
|---|---|---|
Initiation of breastfeeding | ||
Early | 21.1 | 7881 |
Delayed | 78.9 | 29,477 |
Community level factors | ||
Interstate region | ||
North | 32.62 | 12,185 |
West | 18.58 | 6940 |
South | 14.13 | 5277 |
Central | 12.43 | 4644 |
East | 22.25 | 8312 |
Place of residence | ||
Rural | 73.34 | 27,399 |
Urban | 26.66 | 9959 |
Household level factors | ||
Religion | ||
Hindu | 76.56 | 28,602 |
Muslim | 18.88 | 7055 |
Others | 4.55 | 1701 |
Caste | ||
General | 24.05 | 8986 |
OBC | 41.55 | 15,523 |
ST/SC | 34.39 | 12,849 |
Household Income | ||
Poorest | 17.93 | 6664 |
Poorer | 18.54 | 6890 |
Middle | 20.34 | 7559 |
Richer | 21.33 | 7928 |
Richest | 21.86 | 8122 |
Maternal level factors | ||
Mother’s age | ||
15–24 | 13.87 | 5181 |
25–34 | 57.94 | 21,647 |
35+ | 28.19 | 10,530 |
Women’s education | ||
No Education | 44.02 | 16,441 |
Primary | 6.34 | 2366 |
Secondary | 38.29 | 14,299 |
Higher | 11.36 | 4242 |
BMI | ||
Underweight | 28.36 | 10,353 |
Normal | 56.83 | 20,745 |
Overweight | 11.63 | 4247 |
Obese | 3.17 | 1157 |
Infant level factors | ||
Birth size | ||
Large | 8.16 | 2927 |
Average | 75.53 | 27,093 |
Small | 14.47 | 5189 |
Very Small | 1.84 | 661 |
Birth order | ||
1st order | 10.5 | 14,244 |
2–4 order | 61.12 | 19,216 |
5+ order | 28.38 | 3890 |
Sex of the child | ||
Boy | 49.39 | 18,446 |
Girl | 50.61 | 18,904 |