Table 1. Summary statistics of child mortality for selected variable included in the analysis.
| Variable | Category | Child death | Total | X2 value (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Percent | ||||
| Fathers education level | No education | 4,403 | 53.4 | 8,250 | |
| Primary | 1,736 | 42.3 | 4,101 | 149.64(<0.001) | |
| Secondary and above | 511 | 25.3 | 2,019 | ||
| Child Twin | Single | 6,225 | 45.1 | 13,813 | 210.11(<0.001) |
| Multiple | 425 | 76.3 | 557 | ||
| Place of delivery | Home | 5,999 | 55.1 | 10,884 | |
| Public sector | 578 | 18.6 | 3,107 | 410.51(<0.001) | |
| Private sector | 73 | 19.3 | 379 | ||
| Mother's occupation | Housewife | 3,552 | 43.5 | 8,169 | 2.80(0.91) |
| Had working | 3,098 | 50.0 | 6,201 |
0.0932 |
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| Husband/partner's occupation | Not Working | 1,300 | 50.4 | 2,579 | 156.56(<0.001) |
| Had Working | 5,350 | 45.4 | 11,791 | ||
| The educational level of the mother | No Education | 5,378 | 54.1 | 9,932 | |
| Primary | 1,027 | 32.1 | 3,197 | 32.91(<0.001) | |
| Secondary and above | 245 | 19.7 | 1,241 | ||
| Current marital status | Others | 692 | 53.9 | 1,284 | |
| Married | 5,958 | 45.5 | 13,086 | 0.61 (0.431) | |
| Source of drinking water | Piped | 563 | 29.5 | 1,906 | |
| Others | 6,087 | 48.8 | 12,464 | 0.71 (0.400) | |
| Type of toilet facility | Use toilet | 3,506 | 44.3 | 7,911 | |
| No any kind toilet | 3,144 | 48.7 | 6,459 | 0.01 (0.938) | |
| Currently breastfeeding | No | 3,858 | 59.9 | 6,436 | 2.20(0.140) |
| Yes | 2,792 | 35.2 | 7,934 | ||
| Birth order number | First | 1,213 | 37.8 | 3,206 | |
| 2–3 | 1,951 | 41.5 | 4,705 | 232.943(<0.001) | |
| 4 and above | 3,486 | 54.0 | 6,459 | ||
| Place of residence | Urban | 816 | 32.5 | 2,512 | 0.61(0.43) |
| Rural | 5,834 | 49.2 | 11,858 | ||
| Religion | Orthodox | 1,839 | 43.7 | 4,208 | |
| Muslim | 3,564 | 48.5 | 7,348 | 30.22(<0.001) | |
| Others | 1,247 | 44.3 | 2,814 | ||
| Contraceptive use | No | 5,471 | 49.8 | 10,976 | 237.98(<0.001) |
| Yes | 1,179 | 34.7 | 3,394 | ||
| Vaccination of child | No | 6,053 | 50.9 | 11,881 | 201.69(<0.001) |
| Yes | 597 | 24.0 | 2,489 | ||
| Wealth index | Poor | 3,896 | 49.8 | 7,820 | |
| Medium | 970 | 47.6 | 2,036 | 123.89(<0.001) | |
| Rich | 1,784 | 39.5 | 4,514 | ||
| Sex of child | Male | 3,642 | 47.9 | 7,607 | 1.67 (0.195) |
| Female | 3,008 | 44.5 | 6,763 | ||
| Mother’s age group | Below 20 years | 145 | 14.9 | 974 | |
| 20–29 years | 1,377 | 26.5 | 5,201 | 185.28(<0.001) | |
| 30–39 years | 2,935 | 52.6 | 5,582 | ||
| 40+ year | 2,193 | 83.9 | 2,613 | ||
| Number of antenatal Visits | No Visits | 5,654 | 58.5 | 9,658 | |
| 1–3 | 511 | 24.4 | 2,092 | 198.58(<0.001) | |
| 4 and above visited | 485 | 18.5% | 2,620 | ||
| Preceding birth interval | 0–24 months | 3,669 | 51.5 | 7,129 | |
| 25–36 months | 1,642 | 48.2 | 3,407 | 181.00(<0.001) | |
| >36 months | 1,339 | 34.9 | 3,834 | ||