Table 3 Multivariate analysis of child mortality across birth order (1–5)
Variables | Categories | Birth order −1 | Birth order −2 | Birth order −3 | Birth order −4 | Birth order −5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted | Adjusted | Adjusted | Adjusted | Adjusted | ||
OR & CI 95% | OR & CI 95% | OR & CI 95% | OR & CI 95% | OR & CI 95% | ||
Gender of child | Female | 0.76(0.63 – 0.91) | 1.61(1.16– 2.23) | |||
Religion | Muslim | 0.84(0.63 – 1.12) | 0.53(0.35 – 0.88) | |||
Christian | 0.44(0.30 – 0.64) | 0.70(0.44 – 1.10) | ||||
Others | 0.70(0.45 – 1.08) | 1.00(0.49 – 2.00) | ||||
Wealth index | Middle | 0.87(0.67 – 1.12) | 0.80(0.61 – 1.03) | 0.56(0.41 – 0.77) | 0.61(0.42 – 0.90) | 0.91(0.61 – 1.34) |
Richer & richest | 0.61(0.47 – 0.79) | 0.59(0.45 – 0.77) | 0.43(0.31 – 0.60) | 0.42(0.86 – 1.24) | 0.45(0.28 – 0.71) | |
Mother’s education | Primary | 1.07(0.82 – 1.41) | 0.66(0.50 – 0.87) | 0.90(0.66 – 1.24) | 0.57(0.37 – 0.88) | |
Secondary | 0.79(0.62 – 1.01) | 0.37(0.29 – 0.48) | 0.53(0.38 – 0.73) | 0.53(0.35 – 0.79) | ||
Higher | 0.31(0.20 – 0.50) | 0.09(0.05 – 0.16) | 0.35(0.15 – 0.83) | 0.20(0.04 – 0.95) | ||
Mother’s occupation | Service | 1.25(0.92 – 1.70) | 1.89(1.43 – 2.50) | |||
Agriculture | 1.35(1.05 – 1.73) | 1.51(1.20 – 1.93) | ||||
Prenatal care | Yes | 0.04(0.03 – 0.06) | ||||
Information regarding complications in pregnancy | Yes | 0.66(0.47 – 0.92) | ||||
Size of child at birth | Average | 1.37(0.92 – 2.03) | ||||
Place of delivery | Hospital | 0.72(0.58 – 0.91) | ||||
Below average | 2.20(1.42 – 3.34) | |||||
Breastfeeding | Yes | 0.04(0.03– 0.05) | 0.08(0.06 – 0.10) | 0.08(0.06–0.11) | 0.07(0.44 – 0.90) | 0.08(0.05 – 0.11) |
Immunization | Yes | 0.44(0.30 – 0.65) | ||||
Birth interval | 24-36 months | -- | 0.56(0.45 – 0.70) | 0.45(0.34 – 0.60) | 0.50(0.37 – 0.70) | 0.50(0.34 – 0.73) |
>36 months | -- | 0.35(0.28 – 0.45) | 0.30(0.22 – 0.42) | 0.25(0.17 – 0.36) | 0.21(0.14 – 0.35) |