Table 1.
Association between child mortality and socio-economic, demographic and geographic variables
| Variables | Child is alive | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
| Region | Tigray | 355 (13.26%) | 2323 (86.74%) | .000 |
| Affar | 343 (17.45%) | 1623 (82.55%) | ||
| Amhara | 666 (16.17%) | 3452 (83.83%) | ||
| Oromiya | 620 (14.36%) | 3698 (85.64%) | ||
| Somali | 232 (14.05%) | 1419 (85.95%) | ||
| Benishangul-Gumuz | 496 (20.09%) | 1972 (79.90%) | ||
| SNNP | 631 (15.36%) | 3476 (84.64%) | ||
| Gambela | 236 (18.32%) | 1052 (81.68%) | ||
| Harari | 176 (11.49%) | 1356 (88.51%) | ||
| Addis Ababa | 45 (5.46%) | 779 (94.54%) | ||
| Dire Dawa | 208 (14.65%) | 1212 (85.35%) | ||
| Type of place of residence | Urban | 375 (9.895%) | 3415 (90.11%) | .000 |
| Rural | 3633 (16.09%) | 18947 (83.91%) | ||
| Religion | Orthodox | 1336 (14.34%) | 7982 (85.66%) | .000 |
| Catholic | 46 (14.47%) | 272 (85.53%) | ||
| Protestant | 734 (14.53%) | 4319 (85.47%) | ||
| Muslim | 1787 (15.94%) | 9423 (84.06%) | ||
| Traditional | 40 (22.10%) | 141 (77.90%) | ||
| Other | 63 (23.08%) | 210 (76.92%) | ||
| Current marital status | Married | 3862 (15.35%) | 21305 (84.66%) | .002 |
| Living with partner | 146 (12.14%) | 1057 (87.86%) | ||
| Currently pregnant | No or unsure | 3550 (15.05%) | 20031 (84.95%) | .057 |
| Yes | 458 (16.42%) | 2331 (83.58%) | ||
| Sex of child | Male | 2244 (16.55%) | 11313 (83.45%) | .000 |
| Female | 1764 (13.77%) | 11049 (86.24%) | ||
| Child is twin | Single birth | 3763 (14.61%) | 21991 (85.39%) | .000 |
| 1st of multiple | 122 (39.74%) | 185 (60.26%) | ||
| 2nd of multiple | 122 (39.74%) | 185 (60.26%) | ||
| 3rd of multiple | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) | ||
| Time to get water | On the premises | 186 (8.51%) | 1999 (91.49%) | .000 |
| 1 - 30 min | 2132 (16.279%) | 10964 (83.72%) | ||
| 31 - 60 min | 826 (15.14%) | 4631 (84.86%) | ||
| >61 min | 838 (15.48%) | 4575 (84.52%) | ||
| Source of drinking water | Tap water | 805 (12.08%) | 5859 (87.92%) | .000 |
| Protected water | 1113 (16.01%) | 5840 (83.99%) | ||
| Unprotected water | 2077 (16.48%) | 10525 (83.52%) | ||
| Type of cooking fuel | Electricity/gas | 29 (5.49%) | 499 (94.51%) | .000 |
| Coal, charcoal/wood | 3638 (15.45%) | 19906 (84.55%) | ||
| Straw/animal gung | 329 (15.37%) | 1812 (84.63%) | ||
| No food cooked in the house | 12 (7.64%) | 145 (92.36%) | ||
| Type of toilet facility | No toilet facility | 1994 (16.28%) | 10252 (83.72%) | .000 |
| Toilet with flush/pit latrine | 1851 (14.36%) | 11042 (85.64%) | ||
| Other toilet type | 144 (13.52%) | 921 (86.48%) | ||
| Main floor material | Earth/sand/dung | 3716 (16.01%) | 19495 (83.99%) | .000 |
| Wood | 51 (16.09%) | 266 (83.92%) | ||
| Cement | 230 (8.53%) | 2466 (91.47%) | ||
| Main roof material | Thatch/leaf/mud | 2206 (16.80%) | 10925 (83.20%) | .000 |
| Mat/plastic sheet/wood | 248 (16.78%) | 1230 (83.22%) | ||
| Corrugated iron/metal | 1394 (13.19%) | 9172 (86.81%) | ||
| Asbestos/cement/concrete | 150 (14.15%) | 910 (85.85%) | ||
| Main wall material | Cane/trunk/bamboo | 3742 (15.54%) | 20337 (84.46%) | .000 |
| Cement/bricks | 114 (8.32%) | 1255 (91.67%) | ||
| Wood planks/shingles | 142 (18.16%) | 640 (81.84%) | ||
| Wealth index | Poorest | 2065 (16.7%) | 10294 (83.30%) | .000 |
| Middle | 786 (16.11%) | 4093 (83.89%) | ||
| Richest | 1157 (12.70%) | 7975 (87.30%) | ||