Table 2 Effects of child characteristics on death outcome upon fitting full logit model to MDHS data

Child’s Sex

      Male\(*\)

      Female

0.75 (\(<0.0001\))

0.85 (0.007)

0.81 (0.019)

0.82 (0.025)

0.86 (0.030)

0.80 (0.016)

Birth order

      1\(*\)

      2-5

1.24 (0.076)

1.14 (0.189)

0.93 (0.582)

1.25 (0.067)

1.09 (0.325)

0.91 (0.492)

      6+

0.80 (0.067)

0.92 (0.325)

1.09 (0.492)

0.81 (0.076)

0.88 (0.189)

1.08 (0.582)

Caesarean birth

      No\(*\)

      Yes

1.32 (0.249)

1.46 (0.010)

1.65 (0.003)

1.18 (0.633)

1.35 (0.077)

1.64 (0.011)

Delivery type

      Singleton \(*\)

      Multiple

5.62 (\(<0.0001\))

4.62 (\(<0.0001\))

4.78 (\(<0.0001\))

5.90 (\(<0.0001\))

4.48 (\(<0.0001\))

4.69 (\(<0.0001\))

Birth place

      Home or other \(*\)

      Health facility

0.99 (0.951)

1.05 (0.482)

0.81 (0.129)

1.07 (0.507)

1.02 (0.809)

0.82 (0.205)

Maternal age

      <20 \(*\)

      20-34

1.04 (0.903)

1.50 (0.277)

1.18 (0.751)

0.99 (0.975)

1.35 (0.418)

1.21 (0.729)

      35-49

1.42 (0.345)

2.24 (0.033)

1.56 (0.406)

1.39 (0.406)

1.97 (0.070)

1.54 (0.453)

Preceding birth-interval

      <24 months \(*\)

      24 to 36 months

0.54 (\(<0.0001\))

0.46 (\(<0.0001\))

0.55 (\(<0.0001\))

0.55 (\(<0.0001\))

0.47 (\(<0.0001\))

0.54 (\(<0.0001\))

      > 36 months

0.44 (\(<0.0001\))

0.43 (\(<0.0001\))

0.40 (\(<0.0001\))

0.43 (\(<0.0001\))

0.47 (\(<0.0001\))

0.39 (\(<0.0001\))

Contraceptive use

      Not using \(*\)

      Using

0.65 (\(<0.0001\))

0.71 (\(<0.0001\))

0.61 (\(<0.0001\))

0.63 (0.0001)

0.71 (\(<0.0001\))

0.58 (\(<0.0001\))

Maternal educ

      No education \(*\)

      Primary

0.93 (0.435)

1.06 (0.452)

1.16 (0.258)

0.91 (0.323)

1.02 (0.835)

1.18 (0.249)

      Secondary or above

0.60 (0.815)

0.91 (0.447)

1.08 (0.663)

0.71 (0.189)

0.80 (0.145)

1.10 (0.621)

Maternal job status

      Not working \(*\)

      Working

1.02 (0.815)

1.10 (0.139)

1.4117 (0.001)

1.02 (0.857)

1.10 (0.203)

1.39 (0.004)

Residence

      Urban \(*\)

      Rural

1.24 (0.171)

0.87 (0.226)

1.28 (0.101)

1.32 (0.165)

0.91 (0.448)

1.26 (0.173)

Region

      Northern \(*\)

      Central

1.12 (0.419)

1.23 (0.039)

1.1974 (0.177)

1.15 (0.374)

1.33 (0.008)

1.17 (0.265)

      Southern

1.16 (0.290)

1.44 (\(<0.0001\))

1.08 (0.535)

1.29 (0.101)

1.55 (\(<0.0001\))

1.11 (0.430)

AIC

4786.21

7904.79

4285.79

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