Table 5:
Adjusted odds ratios with 95 % confidence intervals (CI) for reporting, child mortality by maternal fertility behavior in Tanzania 2008
| Variables | Crude | Adjusted | ||||
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| OR | 95% C.I. | OR | 95 % C.I. | |||
| Mothers’ Age (ref: 15–19) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 20–24 | 1.63 | 0.46 | 5.76 | 1.77 | 0.55 | 6.21 |
| 25–29 | 3.87 | 1.15 | 13.08 | 3.94 | 1.21 | 13.22 |
| 30–34 | 3.63 | 1.08 | 12.21 | 3.77 | 1.16 | 13.02 |
| 35–39 | 3.33 | 0.99 | 11.16 | 3.50 | 1.11 | 11.33 |
| 40–44 | 3.32 | 0.99 | 11.13 | 3.42 | 1.24 | 11.15 |
| 45–49 | 3.93 | 1.17 | 13.18 | 4.01 | 1.36 | 14.14 |
| Age at 1st birth (ref: 15–19) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 20 and above | 0.97 | 0.15 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.20 |
| Maternal education (ref: Illiterates) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Primary and above | 1.30 | 0.72 | 2.33 | 1.44 | 0.80 | 2.42 |
| Earlier birth interval (ref: <24) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 24–36 months | 1.37 | 1.12 | 1.67 | 1.89 | 1.50 | 1.97 |
| 37–48 months | 1.43 | 1.10 | 1.86 | 2.00 | 1.44 | 2.12 |
| 49 & above months | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.33 | 1.11 | 1.02 | 1.62 |
| Intent to birth interval (ref: <24) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 24–36 months | 2.20 | 1.83 | 2.64 | 2.41 | 2.19 | 3.00 |
| 37–48 months | 2.79 | 2.18 | 3.58 | 3.02 | 3.73 | 4.02 |
| 49 & above months | 2.30 | 1.78 | 2.96 | 2.89 | 3.11 | 3.21 |
| Birth parity (ref: <=3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 4–8 | 1.27 | 1.03 | 1.56 | 1.66 | 1.52 | 1.71 |
| 9+ | 1.08 | .85 | 1.36 | 1.15 | 1.10 | 1.66 |
| Multiplicity of birth (ref: single birth) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 1st of multiple | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.52 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.80 |
| 2nd of multiple | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.71 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 1.01 |
| 3rd of multiple | 1.09 | 0.20 | 5.95 | 1.20 | 0.64 | 6.66 |
| Birth order (ref: 1st order) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 2nd – 3rd order | 1.37 | 1.15 | 1.64 | 1.44 | 1.77 | 2.21 |
| 4th order and higher | 1.24 | 1.01 | 1.52 | 1.31 | 1.11 | 1.75 |