Table 5 Logistic Regression of Relationship between Childhood Mortality Experience and Selected Background Characteristics of Women Aged 15–49 in Northern and Southern Nigeria

Current Age

15-19 (Ref.)

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

20-24

0.835

2.304*

1.886

2.815

0.803

2.232**

1.374

3.625

25-29

1.375

3.953*

3.255

4.801

1.400

4.053*

2.538

6.474

30-34

1.873

6.509*

5.340

7.934

1.664

5.280*

3.304

8.436

35-39

2.270

9.680*

7.903

11.858

2.129

8.407*

5.266

13.421

40-44

2.483

11.975*

9.714

14.762

2.291

9.883*

6.170

15.830

45-49

2.634

13.927*

11.256

17.232

2.648

14.127*

8.808

22.657

Residence

Urban

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

Rural

0.053

1.054

0.945

1.176

0.200

1.222*

1.094

1.365

Education

None

1.042

2.834*

2.133

3.766

0.973

2.647*

2.127

3.293

Primary

0.953

2.593*

1.952

3.444

1.036

2.818*

2.340

3.393

Secondary

0.510

1.665*

1.250

2.217

0.679

1.971*

1.652

2.353

Higher

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

Wealth Index

Poorest

0.804

2.234*

1.822

2.738

0.256

1.292***

1.027

1.626

Poorer

0.825

2.282*

1.864

2.792

0.438

1.550*

1.295

1.854

Middle

0.613

1.846*

1.516

2.248

0.492

1.636*

1.407

1.902

Richer

0.385

1.469*

1.208

1.786

0.347

1.415*

1.244

1.610

Richest

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

Religion

Christian

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

1.000

(Ref.)

(Ref.)

Islam

0.384

1.468*

1.323

1.629

−0.310

0.734*

0.646

0.833

Traditional

−0.500

0.607**

0.435

0.845

0.391

1.478***

1.078

2.027

Others

0.613

1.846**

1.226

2.779

−0.127

0.881

0.482

1.611