Reeta Lamichhane|Yun Zhao|Susan Paudel|Emmanuel O Adewuyi
Factors associated with infant mortality in Nepal: a comparative analysis of Nepal demographic and health surveys (NDHS) 2006 and 2011
Curtin University|Curtin University|Curtin University|Curtin University
infant mortality one priority public health issues developing countries like nepal infant mortality rate imr 48 46 per 1000 live births year 2006 2011 respectively slight reduction 5 years period comprehensive analysis identified compared key factors associated infant mortality limited nepal therefore study aims fill gapdatasets nepal demographic health surveys ndhs 2006 2011 used identify compare major factors associated infant mortality surveys used multistage stratified cluster sampling techniques total 8707 10826 households interviewed 2006 2011 99 response rate studies survival information singleton liveborn infants born 5 years preceding two surveys extracted childbirth dataset multiple logistic regression analysis using hierarchical modelling approach backward elimination method conducted complex samples analysis used adjust unequal selection probability due multistage stratified clustersampling procedure used ndhsbased ndhs 2006 ecological region succeeding birth interval breastfeeding status type delivery assistance found significant predictors infant mortality infants born hilly region aor 043 p 0013 professional assistance aor 027 p 0039 lower risk mortality hand infants succeeding birth interval less 24 months aor 666 p 0001 never breastfed aor 162 p 0044 higher risk mortality based ndhs 2011 birth interval preceding succeeding babys size birth identified significantly associated infant mortality infants born preceding birth interval aor 194 p 0022 succeeding birth interval aor 322 p 0002 shorter 24 months higher odds mortality born large larger average size significantly lowered odds aor 017 p 0008 mortalityimr associated risk factors differ ndhs 2006 2011 except succeeding birth interval attained significant status study periods study identified ecological region birth interval delivery assistant type babys birth size breastfeeding status significant predictors infant mortality