Table 2.
Distributions of Child Drowning Mortality by Socioeconomic status, (2005-2009).
|
Attributers
|
Youngest children (Less than 10 years) | Oldest children (above 10 years) | Contingency analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent variables | |||
| Maternal education (total) Illiterate Primary High school Diploma and higher | 85 | 191 | X2 = 46.25p<0.001df=3 |
| 23 (62.2%) | 14 (37.8%) | ||
| 40 (45.5%) | 48 (54.5%) | ||
| 15 (19.2%) | 63 (80.8%) | ||
| 7 (9.6%) | 66 (90.4%) | ||
| Mother’s age(total) Less than 20 years 20-30 years Older than 30 years | 85 | 191 | X2 = 8.95p= 0.011df=2 |
| 6 (22.2%) | 21 (77.8%) | ||
| 31 (23.8%) | 99 (67.2%) | ||
| 48 (40.3%) | 71 (59.7%) | ||
| Family’s income (total) Less than 200 $ 200-700 $ More than 700$ | 85 | 191 | X2 = 23.36p<0.001df=2 |
| 15 (17.2%) | 72 (82.8%) | ||
| 50 (47.6%) | 55 (52.4%) | ||
| 20 (23.8%) | 64 (76.2%) |