Table 4 Risk factors of maternal mortality at the household and provincial level, South Africa, 2001 (from linear logistic regression)
From: Maternal mortality in South Africa in 2001: From demographic census to epidemiological investigation
Household characteristics | Beta | Standard error | Net effect | Relative risk | P-value | Signif. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provincial level | ||||||
HIV prevalence | 0.0173 | 0.0082 | 689 | 1.15 | 0.036 | * |
Violence death rate | 0.0393 | 0.0088 | 795 | 1.33 | 0.000 | * |
Home delivery | -0.0072 | 0.0085 | 566 | 0.95 | 0.399 | |
Household level | ||||||
Level of education | -0.0588 | 0.0131 | 497 | 0.83 | 0.000 | * |
Wealth distance | -0.0638 | 0.0228 | 517 | 0.86 | 0.005 | * |
Urban | 0.2103 | 0.0993 | 738 | 1.23 | 0.034 | * |
Black/African (ref) | 599 | 1.00 | 0.000 | * | ||
Coloured | -0.3925 | 0.2379 | 405 | 0.68 | 0.099 | |
Indian | -0.9613 | 0.5872 | 230 | 0.38 | 0.102 | |
White | -1.6767 | 0.5858 | 113 | 0.19 | 0.004 | * |
Constant | -5.9427 | 0.3092 | 599 |