Pramesh Raj Ghimire|Kingsley Agho|André M. N. Renzaho|Monjura Khatun Nisha|Michael J. Dibley|Camille Raynes?Greenow
Factors associated with perinatal mortality in Nepal: evidence from Nepal demographic and health survey 2001–2016
Western Sydney University|Western Sydney University|Western Sydney University|University of Sydney|University of Sydney|University of Sydney
perinatal mortality devastating pregnancy outcome affecting millions families many low middleincome countries including nepal paper examined distant factors associated perinatal mortality nepala sample 23335 pregnancies 28 weeks gestation nepal demographic health survey datasets period 20012016 analysed perinatal mortality pm defined sum stillbirth fetal deaths pregnancies 28 weeks gestation early neonatal mortality deaths within first week life extended perinatal mortality epm denoted sum stillbirth neonatal mortality deaths within first 28 days life rates pm epm calculated logistic regression generalized linear latent mixed models gllamm adjusted clustering sampling weight used examine factor associated perinatal mortalityover study period pmr 42 95 confidence interval ci 39 44 per 1000 births fiveyear survey corresponding epmr 49 95 ci 46 51 per 1000 births multivariable analyses revealed women residing mountains use contraceptives women aged 1518 years 1924 years women education associated increased pm epm study also identified households using biomass cooking fuel households reported unimproved sanitation open defecation significantly likely experience pm epminterventions aimed improve use contraceptives reduce biomass source cooking fuel needed achieve recommended target 12 perinatal deaths per 1000 births 2030