Table 5.

Multi-level logistic regression on under-five mortality and associated factors in Kersa health and demographic surveillance site; 2008–2016, Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables	Category	Empty Model (95% CI)	Full Model
			Child Status		AOR (95% CI)
			Alive	Died
Water sources	Unimproved		2902	300
	Improved		13 946	1302	.95 (.83, 1.09)
Presence of radio	No		12 556	1252
	Yes		4292	350	.86 (.75, .99)
Have toilet	No toilet		9635	975
	Has toilet		7213	627	.99 (.89, 1.11)
Fuel type	Solid biomass		16 799	1601
	Non-solid biomass fuel		49	1
Window presence in the house	No		14 220	1413
	Yes		2628	189	.80 (.67, .95)
Presence of television	No		15 893	1553
	Yes		955	49	.91 (.63, 1.30)
Attending antenatal care	No		14 060	1467
	Yes		2788	135	.61 (.49, .74)
Place of delivery	Home		13 135	1375
	Health facility		3713	227	.90 (.59, 1.36)
Birth attendant	Unskilled		13 197	1386
	Skilled		3651	216	.73 (.48, 1.12)
Pregnancy duration	Preterm		232	124
	Term		8820	637	.13 (.10, .16)
	Post-term		7796	841	.15 (.12, .20)
Family size	Two and/or less		2799	166	.37 (.22, .37)
	Three-four		1936	80	.28 (.31, .45)
	More than 5		12 113	1356
Birth weight	Low		13 810	1421
	Normal		3015	175	.78 (.64, .95)
	Big		23	6	5.16 (1.98, 13.47)
Education of mother	No-education		13 050	1360
	Elementary		3249	209	.58 (.49, .68)
	Higher		549	33	.80 (.54, 1.18)
Age of mother	≤17		4254	452
	18-24		11 929	1094	.84 (.75, .95)
	>24		665	56	.82 (.60, 1.10)
Occupation of mother	Housewife		730	44
	Has employed		16 081	1557	.66 (.48, .91)
Residency	Rural		15 789	1545
	Urban		1059	57	.89 (.64, 1.24)
Sex of child	Female		8134	742	.93 (.84, 1.03)
	Male		8714	860
Random intercept for survey		.13 (.04, .40)			.68 (.22, 2.07)
Intra-survey year correlation in %		3.72 (1.23, 10.75)			17.16 (6.39, 38.6)