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Table 3 Hazard ratios on the relationship between mother's socioeconomic status, parental care, health behaviour and under-5 mortality

From: Health effects of single motherhood on children in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study

Cameroon (2011)

Models

Marital status

Baseline

2

3

4

5

 

OR/(CI)

OR(CI)

OR(CI)

OR(CI)

OR(CI)

In union (RC)

     

Widowed

0.67

0.65

0.56†

0.72

0.52

 

(0.34-1.31)

(0.33-1.25)

(0.29-1.09)

(0.28-1.85)

(0.19-1.40)

Other single mothers

1.40*

1.41*

1.19

1.59†

1.43

 

(1.01-1.93)

(1.02-1.95)

(0.88-1.60)

(0.91-2.77)

(0.80-2.54)

Nigeria (2008)

Models

Marital status

Baseline

2

3

4

5

 

OR/(CI)

OR(CI)

OR(CI)

OR(CI)

OR(CI)

In union (RC)

     

Widowed

1.06

1.05

1.05

1.02

1.05

 

(0.73-1.54)

(0.72-1.52)

(0.73-1.50)

(0.60-1.74)

(0.64-1.73)

Other single mothers

1.55**

1.58**

1.30†

1.74**

1.51**

 

(1.18-2.05)

(1.21-2.08)

(0.96-1.75)

(1.22-2.49)

(1.11-2.06)

Congo DRC (2007)

Models

Marital status

Baseline

2

3

4

5

 

OR/(CI)

OR(CI)

OR(CI)

OR(CI)

OR(CI)

In union (RC)

     

Widowed

1.38

1.40

1.20

0.75

0.75

 

(0.79-2.41)

(0.80-2.45)

(0.65-2.21)

(0.30-1.89)

(0.26-2.16)

Other single mothers

1.27†

1.28†

0.94

1.14

0.89

 

(0.96-1.67)

(0.97-1.68)

(0.69-1.29)

(0.72-1.78)

(0.53-1.49)

  1. Note: Model 2 adjusted for economic resource, model 3 parental resource, model 4 health behaviour. All models controlled for mother’s age, religious affiliation, region of origin, child characteristics (sex, birth weight, birth type – single or multiple, birth order) and partner’s characteristics – education and occupation. CI: 95% confidence interval; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 †p < 0.10 Model fit statistics: (Prob > F/chi2 for all the models in Cameroon, Nigeria and DRC was significant p < .001.
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