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Table 3 The association of maternal age at marriage with morbidity, mortality, and low birth weight among births in the past 5 years to ever-married women aged 15–24 years in Afghanistan, by marital age group

From: The association of child marriage with morbidities and mortality among children under 5 years in Afghanistan: findings from a national survey

Health Indicator

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95%CI)a

AOR (95%CI) b

Diarrhea (past 2 wk) c

  ≤ 14

0.91 (0.74–1.11)

0.95 (0.73–1.25)

0.96 (0.70–1.31)

 15–17

0.85 (0.67–1.09)

0.94 (0.76–1.17)

0.95 (0.74–1.21)

 18 ≥ 

Reference

Reference

Reference

ARI (past 2 wk) c

  ≤ 14

0.74 (0.53–1.04)

0.77 (0.55–1.08)

0.70 (0.49–1.02)

 15–17

0.83 (0.63–1.09)

0.84 (0.64–1.11)

0.84 (0.63–1.11)

 18 ≥ 

Reference

Reference

Reference

Fever (past 2 wk) c

  ≤ 14

0.76 (0.56–1.03)

0.84 (0.62–1.15)

0.71 (0.50–1.03)

 15–17

0.88 (0.64–1.21)

0.94 (0.68–1.31)

0.91 (0.63–1.30)

 18 ≥ 

Reference

Reference

Reference

Child mortality (< 5y)

  ≤ 14

1.98 (1.10–3.56)

1.34 (0.83–2.19)

1.73 (0.91–3.29)

 15–17

1.52 (0.90–2.57)

1.75 (0.99–3.10)

1.11 (0.66–1.88)

 18 ≥ 

Reference

Reference

Reference

Infant mortality (< y)

  ≤ 14

1.94 (1.06–3.53) *

1.67 (0.94–2.96)

1.58 (0.82–3.06)

 15–17

1.48 (0.87–2.53)

1.27 (0.78–2.06)

0.99 (0.59–1.68)

 18 ≥ 

Reference

Reference

Reference

Neonatal mortality (< 1 mo)

  ≤ 14

2.74 (1.57–4.80)*

2.33 (1.27–4.27)*

1.69 (0.73–3.92)

 15–17

2.16 (1.40–3.34)*

1.82 (1.16–2.86)*

1.07 (0.54–2.12)

 18 ≥ 

Reference

Reference

Reference

Small/very small infant

  ≤ 14

1.12 (0.87–1.45)

0.96 (0.74–1.23)

0.87 (0.68–1.11)

 15–17

0.92 (0.75–1.14)

0.83 (0.66–1.05)

0.96 (0.73–1.28)

 18 ≥ 

Reference

Reference

Reference

  1. *P < .001
  2. aAdjusted odds ratio (AOR) for age of child (except for mortality indices), sex of child, multiparous birth, maternal age and education, place of residence, ethnicity, and wealth index
  3. bAdjusted odds ratio (AOR): Additionally adjusted for adequacy of ANC
  4. cSample restricted to living children under 5 years of age in the past 5 years (n = 8777)