Table 4. Ethnic values and sociocultural practices associated with under-five mortality in Nigeria.
| Under-five (0–59 months) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables/categories | Alive (n = 86,687) | Dead (n = 18,121) | Total number (n = 104,808) | Chi-square |
| Mother's age at first birth | 129.0* | |||
| <18 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 50,091 | |
| 18–34 | 85.5 | 14.5 | 54,516 | |
| 35+ | 87.6 | 12.4 | 201 | |
| Parity | 232.0* | |||
| <3 | 74.9 | 25.1 | 17,237 | |
| 3–4 | 82.2 | 17.8 | 33,073 | |
| 5+ | 86.0 | 14.0 | 54,498 | |
| Family type | 169.1* | |||
| Monogamous | 85.0 | 15.0 | 58,081 | |
| Polygynous | 79.4 | 20.6 | 39,210 | |
| Birth order | 93.7* | |||
| 1 | 83.7 | 16.3 | 23,751 | |
| 2–4 | 84.3 | 15.7 | 49,851 | |
| 5+ | 80.1 | 19.9 | 31,206 | |
| Birth interval | 119.9* | |||
| <24 months | 82.6 | 17.4 | 79,328 | |
| 24+ | 93.9 | 6.1 | 1468 | |
| Place of delivery | 56.2* | |||
| Home | 87.8 | 12.1 | 18,990 | |
| Health facility | 91.5 | 8.5 | 8958 | |
*
p < 0.001.