Table 2 Test of proportional-hazards assumption (STATA version 12)
From: Predictors of mortality among under-five children in rural Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Predictor variables | Rho | Chisq | Df | Prob > Chisq |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preceding birth interval (ref. = ≤15) | ||||
16–26 | 0.0058 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.924 |
27–38 | -0.058 | 0.92 | 1 | 0.337 |
≥ 39 | -0.033 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.58 |
Mass media access (ref. = yes) | ||||
No | -0.031 | 0.26 | 1 | 0.608 |
Sex of household head (ref. = male) | ||||
Female | -0.045 | 0.55 | 1 | 0.46 |
Birth type (ref. = single) | ||||
Multiple | 0.0278 | 0.25 | 1 | 0.62 |
Sex of child (ref. = male) | ||||
Female | -0.032 | 0.29 | 1 | 0.59 |
Breastfeeding (ref. = no) | ||||
Yes | 0.0684 | 1.35 | 1 | 0.25 |
Delivery by caesarean section (ref. = no) | ||||
Yes | 0.036 | 0.37 | 1 | 0.54 |
Vaccination of child (ref. = yes) | ||||
No | -0.06682 | 1.22 | 1 | 0.27 |
Global test | 6.01 | 10 | 0.815 |