Table 4. Results of generalized ordinal logistic regression for childhood morbidity in Nigeria.
| Variables | Childhood morbidity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (One, two & three) versus none | (Two & three) versus one & none | Three versus (none, one & two) | |
| Mother’s age | aOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) |
| 15–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25–34 | 0.88** (0.81–0.96) | 0.91 (0.81–1.03) | 0.95 (0.75–1.19) |
| 35+ | 0.78*** (0.70–0.88) | 0.78** (0.66–0.92) | 0.97 (0.70–1.33) |
| Education | |||
| No education | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Primary | 1.20*** (1.10–1.31) | 1.29*** (1.13–1.46) | 1.06 (0.84–1.33) |
| Secondary/higher | 1.30*** (1.18–1.44) | 1.42*** (1.23–1.65) | 0.97 (0.73–1.28) |
| Household wealth index | |||
| Poorest | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Poorer | 1.04 (0.95–1.13) | 1.02 (0.90–1.16) | 1.25 (0.99–1.57) |
| Middle | 0.97 (0.87–1.08) | 1.07 (0.92–1.24) | 1.42** (1.10–1.85) |
| Richer | 0.80*** (0.71–0.90) | 0.83* (0.70–0.99) | 1.23 (0.89–1.70) |
| Richest | 0.76*** (0.66–0.88) | 0.85 (0.69–1.04) | 1.06 (0.70–1.58) |
| Region | |||
| North Central | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| North East | 3.19*** (2.86–3.55) | 3.88*** (3.30–4.57) | 5.34*** (3.86–7.39) |
| North West | 1.14* (1.02–1.27) | 1.01 (0.84–1.21) | 0.90 (0.62–1.32) |
| South East | 2.23*** (1.96–2.53) | 2.46*** (2.03–2.97) | 3.17*** (2.15–4.66) |
| South South | 1.39*** (1.23–1.57) | 1.75*** (1.45–2.11) | 1.27 (0.84–1.94) |
| South West | 1.12 (0.99–1.28) | 0.80 (0.64–1.00) | 0.57* (0.32–0.99) |
| Child’s current age | |||
| <1 year | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1–2 years | 1.36*** (1.26–1.47) | 1.27*** (1.14–1.41) | 1.18 (0.98–1.43) |
| 3+ years | 0.72*** (0.66–0.78) | 0.61*** (0.54–0.70) | 0.43*** (0.34–0.55) |
| Media exposure | |||
| Never exposed | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Exposed | 1.10* (1.11–1.53) | 1.02 (0.92–1.13) | 0.82* (0.67–0.99) |
| Child’s size at birth | |||
| Large | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Average | 0.81*** (0.76–0.86) | 0.74*** (0.67–0.81) | 0.68*** (0.57–0.82) |
| Small | 1.15** (1.06–1.26) | 1.03 (0.91–1.16) | 0.87 (0.69–1.09) |
| Birth order | |||
| 1st order | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd order | 1.16*** (1.07–1.25) | 1.02 (0.91–1.15) | 1.07 (0.85–1.34) |
| 3rd order and above | 1.24*** (1.11–1.39) | 1.31** (1.12–1.55) | 1.16 (0.86–1.58) |
| Place of delivery | |||
| Outside health facility | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Health facility | 1.02 (0.94–1.10) | 0.94 (0.84–1.05) | 0.87 (0.70–1.08) |
| Source of water | |||
| Not improved | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Improved | 0.93* (0.87–0.99) | 1.00 (0.92–1.10) | 1.07 (0.90–1.27) |
| Method of cooking | |||
| Not improved | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Improved | 0.94 (0.73–1.21) | 0.68 (0.44–1.06) | 0.47 (0.11–1.94) |
Level of significance at
*p<0.05,
**p<0.01,
***p<0.001