Table 3.
Background characteristics and percentage distribution of under-five mortality by survival determinants of sampled children
| Variables | Categories | N (Total) | Child if dead n (%) | Variables | Categories | N (Total) | Child if dead n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woman’s age | 15–24 | 94,061 | 5,883 (6.25) | Sex of child | Male | 167,124 | 10,893 (6.52) |
| 25–29 | 87,859 | 4,870 (5.54) | Female | 163,249 | 9,000 (5.51) | ||
| 30–49 | 148,453 | 9,140 (6.16) | NU5C | 1–2 | 244,113 | 16,773 (6.86) | |
| Mother’s educ. | Illiterate | 128,405 | 9,035 (7.04) | 3–4 | 71,422 | 2,536 (3.55) | |
| Primary | 106,288 | 6,333 (5.96) | 5+ | 14,838 | 584 (3.94) | ||
| Secondary | 83,288 | 4,133 (4.95) | Breastfeed | No | 146,633 | 13,119 (8.95) | |
| Higher | 12,142 | 392 (3.23) | Yes | 183,740 | 6,774 (3.69) | ||
| Occupation | Yes | 227,695 | 14,719 (6.46) | DDS | < minimum | 165, 589 | 6,582 (3.97) |
| No | 102,678 | 5,174 (5.04) | Minimum | 164,784 | 13,311 (8.08) | ||
| Place residence | Urban | 104,212 | 5,53 (5.04) | Birth order | First | 74,685 | 4,440 (5.94) |
| Rural | 226,161 | 14,640 (6.47) | 2nd −3rd | 116,820 | 6,017 (5.15) | ||
| Wealth index | Poorest | 84,234 | 5,759 (6.84) | >=4th | 138,868 | 9,436 (6.79) | |
| Poorer | 71,638 | 4,816 (6.72) | Birth-type | Single | 318,839 | 17,666 (5.54) | |
| Middle | 67,066 | 4,024 (6.00) | Multiple | 11,534 | 2,227 (19.31) | ||
| Richer | 58,960 | 3,160 (5.36) | Birth interval | < 18 months | 95,808 | 6,941 (7.24) | |
| Richest | 48,475 | (2,134 (4.40) | 18–23 months | 32,570 | 2,832 (8.70) | ||
| Media exposure | Yes | 194,549 | 10,709 (5.50) |
 24 months |
201, 995 | 10,120 (5.01 | |
| No | 135,824 | 9,184 (6.76) | Toilet | Unimproved | 101,478 | 6,772 (6.67) | |
| Autonomous | Low | 123,834 | 7924 (6.40) | Improved | 228,895 | 13,121 (5.73) | |
| Medium | 112,753 | 6,853 (6.08) | Water | Unimproved | 99,551 | 7,014 (7.05) | |
| High | 93,786 | 5,117 (5.46) | Improved | 230,822 | 12,879 (5.58) | ||
| Sex of household head | Male | 258,931 | 16,071 (6.21) | Fuel use | Unclean | 290,688 | 18,301 (6.30) |
| Female | 71,442 | 3,822 (5.35) | Clean | 39,685 | 1,592 (4.01) | ||
| Place of delivery | Home | 101,151 | 8,052 (7.96) | ||||
| Health fa. | 229,221 | 11,841 (5.17) |
N number of children in the analysis, DDS dietary diversity score, NU5C number of under five children