Factors associated with perinatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Perinatal mortality is a major global public health concern, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite perinatal mortality being a major public health concern in SSA, there are very limited studies on the incidence and factors associated with perinatal mortality. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the factors associated with perinatal mortality in SSA.

Methods

A secondary data analysis was conducted based on the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data of 27 SSA countries. About 314,099 births in the preceding five years of the surveys were considered for the analysis. A multilevel binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with perinatal mortality. Deviance (-2Log-Likelihood Ratio (LLR)) was used for model comparison. The Adj

SUBMITTER: Bezie MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581209 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature