Table 2.

Multivariate Binary Logistic Regression Analysis for Under-Five Mortality in Ethiopia, 2016 EDHS

Characteristics/Variables	Categories	β’s	ORs (95% CI)	P-value
A. Distal/Socioeconomic Factors
Mother’s Education
	No education		1
	Primary	−0.05	0.95[0.74, 1.23]	0.696
	Secondary	0.06	1.06[0.61, 1.84]	0.836
	Higher	−0.25	0.78[0.30, 2.10]	0.611
Household Wealth
	Poorest	−0.02	0.99[0.72, 1.34]	0.926
	Poorer	−0.04	0.96[0.69, 1.35]	0.824
	Middle		1
	Richer	0.06	1.06[0.73,1.53]	0.760
	Richest	0.08	1.08[0.66, 1.77]	0.765
Place of Residence
	Urban		1
	Rural	0.67	2.00[1.20, 3.30]	0.008
Region
	Tigray	−0.03	0.97[0.36, 2.61]	0.958
	Afar	0.20	1.22[0.46, 3.23]	0.697
	Amhara	−0.04	0.96[0.36, 2.30]	0.935
	Oromia	−0.06	0.94[0.36, 2.50]	0.907
	Somali	−0.02	0.98[0.38, 2.66]	0.970
	Benishangul	0.34	1.41[0.53, 3.78]	0.491
	SNNPR	−0.01	0.99[0.38, 2.64]	0.986
	Gambela	0.25	1.28[0.48, 3.43]	0.618
	Harari	0.19	1.21[0.45, 3.28]	0.703
	Drie Dawa	0.09	1.09[0.40, 3.02]	0.869
	Addis Ababa		1
B. Intermediate/Mother’s Characteristics
Preceding Birth Interval in Months
	<24	0.75	2.12[1.72, 2.61]	0.000
	24–47		1
	>47	−0.14	0.87[0.65, 1.15]	0.314
Place of Delivery
	Home	0.22	1.24[0.95, 1.63]	0.121
	Health institution		1
C. Proximal/Child’s Characteristics
Plurality
	Single birth		1
	Multiple births	1.56	4.74[3.34, 6.69]	0.000
Size of Child at Birth
	Very large	0.34	1.43[1.09, 1.7]	0.010
	Larger than average	−0.05	0.95[0.69, 1.30]	0.754
	Average (ref)		1
	Smaller than average	0.08	1.08[0.77, 1.51]	0.661
	Very small	0.35	1.43[1.10, 1.85]	0.007
Sex of Child
	Male	0.26	1.30[1.07, 1.57]	0.008
	Female	1

Abbreviations: β’^s, the amount of effect of the independent variables; OR, odds ratios; CI, confidence interval.