Table 1 Association of maternal characteristics and neonatal mortality in Ghana

 < 25

2604 (22.3%)

21.2%

1.00

 25-29

3071 (26.3%)

19.5%

0.78 (0.49-1.24)

 30-34

2646 (22.7%)

23.9%

1.32 (0.81-2.14)

 35-39

2052 (17.6%)

19.5%

1.18 (0.69-2.04)

 40-44

951 (8.1%)

11.2%

1.18 (0.56-2.47)

 45-49

356 (3.1%)

4.7%

1.51 (0.61-3.67)

 Urban

7070 (60.5%)

36.4%

1.00

 Rural

4611 (39.5%)

63.6%

1.80 (1.18-2.75)

 2-3

4353 (37.3%)

28.1%

1.00

 First

2843 (24.3%)

31.4%

1.63 (1.10-2.42)

 4-6

3403 (29.1%)

25.7%

1.01 (0.67-1.53)

 ≥ 7

1081 (9.3%)

14.8%

1.89 (1.07-3.33)

 No education

3807 (32.6%)

31.7%

1.00

 Primary education

2576 (22.1%)

24.9%

1.27 (0.85-1.89)

 Secondary or Higher Education

5298 (45.4%)

43.5%

0.88 (0.59-1.34)

 Poorest

2817 (24.1%)

23.1%

1.00

 Poorer

2541 (21.8%)

19.0%

0.84 (0.52-1.37)

 Middle

2277 (19.5%)

21.1%

1.37 (0.83-2.26)

 Richer

2165 (18.5%)

17.8%

1.26 (0.67-2.36)

 Richest

1880 (16.1%)

19.0%

1.52 (0.76-3.06)

 Optimum weight

5532 (61.0%)

53.8%

1.00

 Underweight

614 (6.8%)

6.8%

1.35 (0.91-2.00)

 Overweight

1847 (20.4%)

22.9%

1.07 (0.61-1.89)

 Obese

1077 (11.9%)

16.5%

1.69 (1.12-2.56)

 Greater Accra

1026 (2.4%)

7.7%

1.00

 Central

1020 (8.4%)

9.5%

1.60 (0.89-2.91)

 Western

1146 (9.4%)

8.3%

1.42 (0.78-2.59)

 Volta

949 (7.8%)

9.5%

2.04 (1.11-3.76)

 Eastern

1070 (8.8%)

10.1%

1.79 (1.01-3.14)

 Ashanti

1558 (12.8%)

26.6%

2.41 (1.40-4.17)

 Brong Ahafo

1312 (10.8%)

10.1%

1.78 (0.96-3.31)

 Northern

1920 (15.8%)

11.2%

1.40 (0.79-2.50)

 Upper East

1103 (9.1%)

3.5%

1.20 (0.60-2.39)

 Upper West

1044 (8.6%)

4.1%

1.98 (1.03-3.81)

Pooled sample

12,148 (100.0%)

100%