Observation

Proportion

Neonatal Deaths (Dependent Variable)

Yes

6065

6.78

No

83,390

93.22

Level 1 (Individual) (Independent Variable)

Sex of the child

Male

46,636

52.13

Female

42,819

47.87

Mothers Literacy

Illiterate

71,938

80.44

Literate

17,494

19.56

Ante Natal checkups during pregnancy

Yes

5068

43.05

No

6704

56.95

TT injection before birth

Yes

7245

61.29

No

4576

38.71

Type of toilet facility at home

Open

80,673

90.19

Flush or pit

8776

9.81

Caste

SC/ST/OBC

62,193

70.63

Others

25,862

29.37

Marriage to First Birth Interval (BI)

≤33 months

15,549

66.32

>33 months

7895

33.68

Level 2 (Village = 1120) (Independent variable)

Availability of private doctor in the village

Yes

343

30.7

No

775

69.3

Availability of visiting doctor in the village

Yes

252

22.6

No

865

77.4

Availability of village health guide in the village

Yes

351

31.4

No

766

68.6