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Table 4 Unadjusted and Adjusted Logistic Regression of Relationship between Childhood Mortality Experience of Women Aged 15–49 and Background Characteristics

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

Background Characteristics

UNADJUSTED

ADJUSTED

β

Exp(β)

95% C.I for Exp(β)

β

Exp(β)

95% C.I for Exp(β)

  

Lower

Upper

  

Lower

Upper

Region

        

North

0.699

2.011*

1.905

2.124

0.355

1.426*

1.317

1.544

South

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

Age

        

15-19

    

−2.633

0.072*

0.060

0.087

20-24

    

−1.805

0.164*

0.146

0.185

25-29

    

−1.257

0.284*

0.257

0.315

30-34

    

−0.838

0.433*

0.390

0.480

35-39

    

−0.424

0.655*

0.589

0.728

40-44

    

−0.246

0.782*

0.699

0.874

45-49

    

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

Residence

        

Urban

    

−0.135

0.874**

0.809

0.944

Rural

    

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

Education

        

None

    

1.099

3.000*

2.545

3.535

Primary

    

0.988

2.686*

2.299

3.137

Secondary

    

0.620

1.860*

1.599

2.163

Higher

    

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

Wealth Index

        

Poorer

    

0.629

1.876*

1.645

2.139

Poor

    

0.647

1.909*

1.684

2.165

Middle

    

0.534

1.706*

1.519

1.915

Richer

    

0.376

1.456*

1.310

1.619

Richest

    

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

Religion

        

Islam

    

0.146

1.157*

1.071

1.251

Traditional

    

−0.163

0.849

0.677

1.066

Christianity

    

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

  1. *Significant at 0.1%; Ref. Reference Category; β is the regression coefficient to be estimated; exp(β) represents the odd of childhood mortality experience; C.I is the confidence interval which is the interval at which the true estimate of exp(β) falls.