Table 3 Summary of sociodemographic, economic and clinical associated factors of under-five children mortality in rural Ethiopia, from March 21, 2019, to June 28, 2019 (N = 4,425)
From: Predictors of mortality among under-five children in rural Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Variables | Categories | Censored N (%) | Death N (%) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preceding birth interval | ≤ 15 | 263 (5.9%) | 38 (0.89%) | 301 (6.8%) |
16–26 | 841 (19%) | 60 (1.4%) | 901 (20.4%) | |
27–38 | 1766 (40%) | 122 (2.8%) | 1888 (42.7%) | |
≥ 39 | 1283 (29%) | 52 (1.2%) | 1335 (30.2%) | |
Mass media access | Yes | 214 (4.8%) | 8 (0.2%) | 222 (5%) |
No | 3939 (89%) | 264 (6%) | 4203 (95%) | |
Sex of household head | Male | 3418 (77.2%) | 232 (5.2%) | 3650 (82.5%) |
Female | 735 (16.6%) | 40 (0.9%) | 775 (17.5%) | |
Birth type | Single | 4058 (91.7%) | 231 (5.2%) | 4289 (96.9%) |
Multiple | 95 (2.2%) | 41 (0.9%) | 136 (3.1%) | |
Sex of child | Male | 2144 (48.5%) | 153 (3.5%) | 2297 (51.9%) |
Female | 2009 (45.4%) | 119 (2.7%) | 2128 (48.1%) | |
Breastfeeding | No | 189 (4.3%) | 118 (2.7%) | 307 (6.9%) |
Yes | 3964 (89.6%) | 154 (3.5%) | 4118 (93%) | |
Delivery by caesarean section | No | 4008 (90.6%) | 254 (5.7%) | 4262 (96%) |
Yes | 145 (3.3%) | 18 (0.41%) | 163 (3.7%) | |
Vaccination of child | Yes | 666 (15.1%) | 1 (0.02%) | 667 (15.1%) |
No | 3487 (78.8%) | 271 (6.1%) | 3758 (84.9%) | |
Maternal age | ≤ 29 | 2369(53.5%) | 151 (3.4%) | 2520 (56.9%) |
30–34 | 887 (20.1%) | 48 (1%) | 935 (21.1%) | |
35–39 | 564 (12.8%) | 36 (0.8%) | 600 (13.6%) | |
40–44 | 259 (5.9%) | 18 (0.4%) | 277 (6.3%) | |
45–49 | 74 (1.7%) | 19 (0.4%) | 93 (2.1%) | |
Region | Tigray | 367 (8.3%) | 14 (0.3%) | 381 (8.6%) |
Affar | 515 (11.6%) | 31 (0.7%) | 546 (12.3%) | |
Amhara | 434 (9.8%) | 22 (0.5%) | 456 (10.3%) | |
Oromia | 593 (13.4%) | 39 (0.9%) | 632 (14.3%) | |
Somalia | 491 (11%) | 36 (0.8%) | 527 (11.9%) | |
Benshangual-gumuz | 419 (9.5%) | 42 (1%) | 461 (10.4%) | |
SNNPR | 574 (13%) | 27 (0.6%) | 601 (13.6%) | |
Gambela | 325 (7.3%) | 30 (0.7%) | 355 (8%) | |
Harari | 229 (5.2%) | 14 (0.3%) | 243 (5.5%) | |
Dredawa | 206 (4.7%) | 17 (0.4%) | 223 (5%) | |
Education level | Higher | 74 (1.7%) | 3 (0.1%) | 77 (1.7%) |
Secondary | 234 (5.3%) | 9 (0.2%) | 243 (5.5%) | |
Primary | 1256 (28.4%) | 97 (2.2%) | 1353 (30.6%) | |
No education | 2589 (58.5%) | 163 (3.7%) | 2752 (62.2%) | |
Source of water | Protected water | 825 (19%) | 52 (1.2%) | 877 (19.8%) |
Piped water | 1503 (34%) | 105 (2.4%) | 1608 (36.3%) | |
Unprotected water | 1825 (41.2%) | 115 (2.6%) | 1940 (43.8%) | |
Toilet facility | Yes | 337 (7.6%) | 25 (0.57%) | 362 (8.2%) |
No | 3816 (86.2) | 247 (5.6%) | 4063 (91.8%) | |
Religion | Others | 876 (20%) | 52 (1.2%) | 928 (21%) |
Orthodox | 1110 (25.1%) | 59 (1.3%) | 1169 (26.4%) | |
Muslim | 2167 (49%) | 161 (3.6%) | 2328 (52.6%) | |
Wealth index combined | Rich | 805 (18.2%) | 45 (1.02%) | 850 (19.2%) |
Middle | 714 (16.1%) | 44 (0.99%) | 758 (17.1%) | |
Poor | 2634 (59.5%) | 183 (4.1%) | 2817 (63.7%) | |
Birth order number | ≤ 3 | 2060 (46.6) | 136 (3.1%) | 2196 (49.6%) |
≥ 4 | 2093 (47.3%) | 136 (3.1%) | 2229 (50.4%) | |
Place of delivery | Health facility | 1609 (36.4%) | 89 (2%) | 1698 (38.4%) |
Home | 2544 (57.7%) | 183 (4.1%) | 2727 (61.6%) |