Table 1 Proportions of Mortality among children under-five with respect to covariates under consideration
Total | Alive | Dead | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 5884 | n = 5595 | n = 289 | ||
Child’s age [Mean (SD)] | 1.85 (1.43) | 1.93 (1.41) | 0.30 (0.78) | <.001a |
Mother’s age [Mean (SD)] | 30.60 (6.89) | 30.56 (6.88) | 31.36 (7.14) | 0.055a |
U5 child in HH [Mean (SD)] | 1.74 (0.94) | 1.76 (0.92) | 1.22 (1.10) | <.001a |
Child’s gender | 0.231b | |||
Female | 2818 (100%) | 2690 (95.5%) | 128 (4.5%) | |
Male | 3066 (100%) | 2905 (94.7%) | 161 (5.3%) | |
Twin | <.001b | |||
Singletons | 5597 (100%) | 5357 (95.7%) | 240 (4.3%) | |
Multiple | 287 (100%) | 238 (82.9%) | 49 (17.1%) | |
Mother’s education level | 0.109b | |||
No education | 2042 (100%) | 1923 (94.2%) | 119 (5.8%) | |
Primary | 1209 (100%) | 1156 (95.6%) | 53 (4.4%) | |
Secondary | 2409 (100%) | 2304 (95.6%) | 105 (4.4%) | |
Tertiary | 224 (100%) | 212 (94.6%) | 12 (5.4%) | |
Wealth quintile | 0.849b | |||
Poorest | 1886 (100%) | 1789 (94.9%) | 97 (5.1%) | |
Poorer | 1304 (100%) | 1235 (94.7%) | 69 (5.3%) | |
Middle | 1083 (100%) | 1033 (95.4%) | 50 (4.6%) | |
Richer | 883 (100%) | 842 (95.4%) | 41 (4.6%) | |
Richest | 728 (100%) | 696 (95.6%) | 32 (4.4%) | |
Residence | 0.938b | |||
Rural | 3540 (100%) | 3365 (95.1%) | 175 (4.9%) | |
Urban | 2344 (100%) | 2230 (95.1%) | 114 (4.9%) | |
Region | 0.002b | |||
Ashanti | 599 (100%) | 560 (93.5%) | 39 (6.5%) | |
Brong Ahafo | 653 (100%) | 628 (96.2%) | 25 (3.8%) | |
Central | 603 (100%) | 572 (94.9%) | 31 (5.1%) | |
Eastern | 545 (100%) | 514 (94.3%) | 31 (5.7%) | |
Greater Accra | 460 (100%) | 447 (97.2%) | 13 (2.8%) | |
Northern | 902 (100%) | 842 (93.3%) | 60 (6.7%) | |
Upper East | 551 (100%) | 534 (96.9%) | 17 (3.1%) | |
Upper West | 508 (100%) | 475 (93.5%) | 33 (6.5%) | |
Volta | 481 (100%) | 459 (95.4%) | 22 (4.6%) | |
Western | 582 (100%) | 564 (96.9%) | 18 (3.1%) | |