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Table 2 Logistic regression and 95% confidence intervals adjusted OR estimates for under-five child mortality risk factors

From: Geostatistical analysis and mapping: social and environmental determinants of under-five child mortality, evidence from the 2014 Ghana demographic and health survey

Variable

OR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

P-wald’s Test

PLR Test

Child’s age

0.2458 (0.2033,0.2971)

0.2284 (0.1878,0.2778)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Mother’s age

1.0167 (0.9997,1.0341)

1.0327 (1.0131,1.0526)

< 0.001

< 0.001

U5 children

0.4384 (0.3713,0.5175)

0.3194 (0.2641,0.3864)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Twin: Ref. = Singletons

< 0.001

 Multiple

4.5955 (3.2921,6.4149)

8.1103 (5.1978,12.6549)

< 0.001

 

Mother’s education: Ref. = No education

0.05685

 Primary

0.7409 (0.5317,1.0324)

0.6794 (0.4586,1.0065)

0.05388

 

 Secondary

0.7364 (0.5626,0.964)

0.6203 (0.4299,0.8948)

0.01064

 

 Tertiary

0.9147 (0.4968,1.684)

0.544 (0.2501,1.1833)

0.12467

 

Wealth quintile: Ref. = Poorest

0.28713

 Poorer

1.0304 (0.7505,1.4149)

0.8053 (0.541,1.1987)

0.28604

 

 Middle

0.8927 (0.6293,1.2664)

0.6923 (0.448,1.0699)

0.09779

 

 Richer

0.8981 (0.6178,1.3056)

0.6212 (0.3899,0.9899)

0.0452

 

 Richest

0.848 (0.5633,1.2764)

0.6481 (0.3712,1.1316)

0.12724

 

Elevation

1.0001 (1,1.0002)

1.0001 (1,1.0002)

0.04274

0.057

EVI

1 (0.9999,1.0001)

1 (0.9999,1.0002)

0.80514

0.80509

Water proximity

1.0001 (1,1.0002)

1.0001 (1,1.0002)

0.15599

0.15413