Table 5 Meta-analyzed odds ratios for long birth intervals with neonatal and under-5 mortality as outcomes, comparing all children versus birth order 2-4 children of high fertility mothers
| 听 | Interval 鈮�60 months | Interval 鈮�72 months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Region (number of countries) | High fertility OR (95% CI) | High fertility, limited to birth order 2-4 OR (95% CI) | High fertility OR (95% CI) | High fertility, limited to birth order 2-4 OR (95% CI) |
Outcome: Neonatal Mortality | ||||
Africa (n=28) | 0.70 (0.54, 0.92) | 0.82 (0.62, 1.08) | 0.78 (0.58, 1.05) | 0.84 (0.60, 1.18) |
Asia (n=8) | 0.60 (0.44, 0.81) | 0.72 (0.38, 1.36) | 0.56 (0.40, 0.77) | 0.57 (0.32, 1.02) |
Americas n = 5) | 0.67 (0.41, 1.10)* | 0.58 (0.31, 1.09)* | 0.79 (0.35, 1.79)* | 0.85 (0.32, 2.24)* |
Other (n = 6) | 1.13 (0.39, 3.30) | 1.17 (0.38, 3.64)*** | 1.15 (0.33, 4.06)*** | 1.54 (0.31, 7.60)**** |
All (n=47) | 0.69 (0.57, 0.84) | 0.76 (0.61, 0.94) | 0.75 (0.60, 0.93) | 0.76 (0.58, 0.98) |
Outcome: Under-5 Mortality | ||||
Africa (n=28) | 0.52 (0.44, 0.61) | 0.58 (0.48, 0.70) | 0.51 (0.42, 0.62) | 0.58 (0.45, 0.75) |
Asia (n=8) | 0.49 (0.36, 0.68) | 0.52 (0.36, 0.74) | 0.38 (0.29, 0.49) | 0.40 (0.27, 0.59) |
Americas n = 5) | 0.59 (0.44, 0.78) | 0.55 (0.35, 0.85) | 0.62 (0.42, 0.91) | 0.82 (0.47, 1.43) |
Other (n = 6) | 0.78 (0.49, 1.25) | 1.26 (0.59, 2.69)** | 0.71 (0.33, 1.53) | 4.18 (0.93, 18.84)**** |
All (n=47) | 0.53 (0.47, 0.61) | 0.58 (0.49, 0.68) | 0.50 (0.43, 0.59) | 0.59 (0.47, 0.73) |