Table 1.
Descriptive data on background characteristics of children and mothers (N=15745).
| Characteristics | Children dead (n=967) | Children not dead (n=14778) |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Children | ||
| Sex | ||
| Female | 452 (46.7) | 7272 (49.2) |
| Male | 515 (53.3) | 7506 (50.8) |
| Age group | ||
| 1–11 months | 391 (40.4) | 2980 (20.2) |
| 1–4 yrs | 576 (59.6) | 11789 (79.8) |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 102 (10.5) | 1842 (12.5) |
| Rural | 865 (89.5) | 12936 (87.5) |
| Place of deatha | ||
| Hospital | 277 (34.5) | |
| Health centre | 44 (5.5) | |
| Home | 444 (55.2) | |
| Traditional birth attendant | 2 (0.2) | |
| Other | 37 (4.6) | |
| Season of death of childa | ||
| Wet | 583 (60.3) | |
| Dry | 384 (39.7) | |
| Mothers | ||
| Age of mother when child was born | ||
| 0–19 | 121 (13.1) | 1368 (9.9) |
| 20–29 | 412 (44.7) | 6526 (47.4) |
| 30–39 | 267 (29.0) | 4382 (31.9) |
| 40–49 | 109 (11.8) | 1349 (9.8) |
| 50+ | 12 (1.3) | 131 (1.0) |
| Age of mother when child diedb | ||
| 0–19 | 61 (6.6) | |
| 20–29 | 403 (43.8) | |
| 30–39 | 293 (31.8) | |
| 40–49 | 146 (15.9) | |
| 50+ | 18 (2.0) | |
| Educational level of mother | ||
| None | 757 (82.2) | 10400 (75.6) |
| Primary | 110 (11.9) | 2192 (15.9) |
| Junior high school | 37 (4.0) | 811 (5.9) |
| Senior high school/Tertiary | 17 (1.8) | 352 (2.6) |
| Mother's SES | ||
| Least poor | 274 (29.0) | 3811 (26.5) |
| Less poor | 240 (25.4) | 3189 (22.2) |
| Poor | 225 (23.8) | 3109 (21.6) |
| More poor | 131 (13.9) | 2726 (18.9) |
| Very poor | 75 (7.9) | 1557 (10.8) |
aData exclude live children. bData exclude mothers with live children.