Examining the influence of correlates on different quantile survival times: infant mortality in Bangladesh

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Descriptive statistics and relative infant survival probabilities for the selected covariates, MICS 2019

Covariates		Percentage Distribution	Survival Probability (at most of the time points)	p-value
Maternal Age	Less than 20 years	20.79	20 to 34 years > Less than 20 years > Above 34 years	0.030
	20 to 35 years	71.98
	35 + years	7.24
Mother’s Education	No Education	9.17	Higher > Secondary > Primary > No Education	0.008
	Primary	23.24
	Secondary	50.02
	Higher	17.58
Area of Residence	Rural	78.08	Rural > Urban	0.600
Area of Residence	Urban	21.92	Rural > Urban	0.600
Gender of Child	Male	52.08	Female > Male	0.030
Gender of Child	Female	47.92	Female > Male	0.030
Wealth Index	Poor	29.83	Rich > Middle > Poor	0.020
	Middle	32.14
	Rich	38.03
Previous Birth Interval	1^st Birth	34.98	2 years or more > 1^st Birth > Less than 2 years	0.010
	Less than 2 years	5.22
	2 years or more	59.80
Protected Against Tetanus	Unprotected	17.38	Protected > Unprotected	0.008
Protected Against Tetanus	Protected	82.62	Protected > Unprotected	0.008
Skilled ANC Provider	No	24.80	Yes > No	0.003
Skilled ANC Provider	Yes	75.20	Yes > No	0.003
Media Exposure	No	34.73	Yes > No	0.010
Media Exposure	Yes	65.27	Yes > No	0.010
Immediate Breastfeeding	No	53.43	Yes > No	< 0.001
Immediate Breastfeeding	Yes	46.57	Yes > No	< 0.001

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