Table 2.
Bivariate analysis of mother’s experience of child death [N = 3975]
| Determinants |
Ever experiencing an under-five death (n = 3975) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
YES |
No |
p-value |
|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
|
Age group |
|
|
|
| 15-19 |
10(6.90) |
135(93.10) |
|
| 20-34 |
453(22.38) |
1571(77.62) |
<0.001 |
| 35-49 |
1018(56.37) |
788(43.63) |
|
|
Highest level of education |
|
|
|
| None |
1282(42.66) |
1723(57.34) |
|
| Primary/Junior High School |
185(21.87) |
661(78.13) |
<0.001 |
| Secondary/Tertiary |
14(11.29) |
110(88.71) |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
| Not married |
211(41.29) |
300(58.71) |
0.043 |
| Married |
1270(36.66) |
2194(63.34) |
|
|
Occupation |
|
|
<0.001 |
| Farming |
753(40.88) |
1089(59.12) |
|
| Self Employed |
520(35.86) |
930(64.14) |
|
| Government employed |
158(32.85) |
323(67.15) |
|
| Student |
5(7.35) |
63(92.65) |
|
| Other |
45(34.62) |
85(65.38) |
|
|
Religion |
|
|
|
| Christianity |
702(34.13) |
1355(65.87) |
|
| Traditional religion |
302(45.07) |
368(54.93) |
<0.001 |
| Islam |
402(37.29) |
676(62.71) |
|
| No response |
75(44.12) |
95(55.88) |
|
|
Place of residence |
|
|
|
| Urban |
162(32.60) |
335(67.40) |
0.022 |
| Rural |
1319(37.92) |
2159(62.08) |
|
|
Financial autonomy |
|
|
|
| Autonomous |
1020(40.05) |
1527(59.95) |
<0.001 |
| Not autonomous |
461(32.28) |
967(67.72) |
|
|
Polygamous partner |
|
|
|
| yes |
609(44.94) |
746(55.06) |
<0.001 |
| No |
666(31.14) |
1473(68.86) |
|
| No response |
206(42.83) |
275(57.17) |
|
|
NHIS registration |
|
|
|
| Not registered |
951(40.68) |
1387(59.32) |
<0.001 |
| Registered |
530(32.38) |
1107(67.62) |
|
|
Socio economic status (Wealth index) |
|
|
|
| Poor |
687(39.44) |
1055(60.56) |
|
| Middle |
325(39.25 |
503(60.75) |
0.001 |
| Rich |
469(33.38) |
936(66.62) |
|
|
Contraceptive use |
|
|
|
| Yes |
215(35.54) |
390(64.46) |
|
| No | 1003(40.79) | 1456(59.21) | <0.001 |