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Table 3 Distribution of Childhood Mortality Experience by Selected Background Characteristics of Women of aged 15–49 in Northern and Southern, Nigeria, 2008

From: Survival probability and predictors for woman experience childhood death in Nigeria: “analysis of north–south differentials”

Background

North

South

Child Mortality

Child Mortality

Characteristics

No

Yes

Total

No

Yes

Total

Total

7034(52.7)

6324(47.3)

100.0(13358)

69.1(6944)

30.1(3102)

100.0(10046)

Current Age

p < 0.001; χ 2 -value = 1417.224

p < 0.001; χ 2 -value = 691.626

15-19

83.9(761)

16.1(146)

100.0(907)

92.4(243)

7.6(20)

100.0(263)

20-24

71.4(1669)

28.6(667)

100.0(2336)

85.4(986)

14.6(168)

100.0(1154)

25-29

60.7(1745)

39.3(1130)

100.0(2875)

77.9(1695)

22.1(481)

100.0(2176)

30-34

49.0(1114)

51.0(1160)

100.0(2274)

73.8(1451)

26.2(516)

100.0(1967)

35-39

39.6(752)

60.4(1145)

100.0(1897)

63.1(1152)

36.9(674)

100.0(1826)

40-44

34.9(549)

65.1(1026)

100.0(1575)

58.7(796)

41.3(560)

100.0(1356)

45-49

29.7(444)

70.3(1050)

100.0(1494)

47.6(621)

52.4(683)

100.0(1304)

Mean Age

28.5 ± 8.2

34.2 ± 8.5

31.2 ± 8.8

32.0 ± 7.9

36.6 ± 7.9

33.4 ± 8.2

Residence

p < 0.001; χ 2 -value = 83.361

p < 0.001; χ 2 -value = 142.934

Urban

60.1(1760)

39.9(1168)

100.0(2928)

75.2(3383)

24.8(1113)

100.0(4496)

Rural

50.6(5275)

49.4(5155)

100.0(10430)

64.2(3561)

35.8(1989)

100.0(5550)

Education

p < 0.001; χ 2 -value = 480.136

p < 0.001; χ 2 -value = 406.498

None

47.4(4394)

52.6(4872)

100.0(9266)

57.2(735)

42.8(549)

100.0(1284)

Primary

56.1(1262)

43.9(987)

100.0(2249)

60.0(1908)

40.0(1271)

100.0(3179)

Secondary

73.6(1067)

26.4(383)

100.0(1450)

75.1(3283)

24.9(1089)

100.0(4372)

Higher

79.4(312)

20.6(81)

100.0(393)

84.0(1017)

16.0(194)

100.0(1211)

Wealth Index

p < 0.001; χ 2 -value = 289.803

p < 0.001; χ 2 -value = 272.048

Poorest

47.9(2195)

52.1(2385)

100.0(4580)

64.5(355)

35.5(195)

100.0(550)

Poorer

48.2(1801)

51.8(1936)

100.0(3737)

60.7(742)

39.3(480)

100.0(1222)

Middle

54.5(1361)

45.5(1137)

100.0(2498)

60.0(1196)

40.0(797)

100.0(1993)

Richer

61.6(987)

38.4(614)

100.0(1601)

68.2(1872)

31.8(872)

100.0(2744)

Richest

73.5(692)

26.5(250)

100.0(942)

78.6(2778)

21.4(758)

100.0(3536)

Religion

p < 0.001; χ 2 -value = 141.423

p < 0.001; χ 2 -value = 49.805

Christian

61.6(1793)

38.4(1116)

100.0(2909)

68.6(5533)

31.4(2538)

100.0(8071)

Islam

50.0(5067)

50.0(5073)

100.0(10140)

73.8(1283)

26.2(456)

100.0(1739)

Traditional

65.4(125)

34.6(66)

100.0(191)

50.0(90)

50.0(90)

100.0(180)

Others

41.9(49)

58.1(68)

100.0(117)

67.3(37)

32.7(18)

100.0(55)