| | Variables | Category | Child death | | | No | Yes | COR | AOR |
| | Father’s educational level | No education | 552 (78.4) | 680 (88.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Primary education | 94 (13.4) | 74 (9.6) | 0.64 (0.46, 0.88) | 1.13 (0.75, 1.72) | | Secondary education | 58 (8.2) | 17 (2.2) | 0.24 (0.14, 0.41) | 0.66 (0.31, 1.39) | | Pearson = 35.122, df = 2, value |
| | Mother’s educational level | No education | 585 (83.1) | 727 (94.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Primary education | 101 (14.3) | 43 (5.6) | 0.43 (0.30, 0.61) | 0.94 (0.58, 1.54) | | Secondary education | 18 (2.6) | 1 (0.1) | 0.06 (0.01, 0.42) | 0.90 (0.09, 8.57) | | Pearson = 51.002, df = 2, value |
| | Twin child | Singleton | 696 (98.9) | 729 (94.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Multiple | 8 (1.1) | 42 (5.4) | 5.01 (2.34, 10.75) | 5.37 (2.12, 13.62) | | Pearson = 20.884, df = 1, value |
| | Place of delivery | Home | 618 (87.8) | 747 (96.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Public sector | 78 (11.1) | 24 (3.1) | 0.25 (0.16, 0.41) | 0.72 (0.37, 1.37) | | Private | 8 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | — | — | | Pearson = 45.831, df = 2, value |
| | Mother’s occupation | No working | 607 (86.2) | 631 (81.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Had working | 97 (13.8) | 140 (18.2) | 1.44 (1.12, 1.87) | 1.47 (0.99, 2.19) | | Pearson = 5.234, df = 1, value = 0.022 |
| | Husband’s/parent’s Occupation | No working | 88 (12.5) | 183 (23.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Working | 616 (87.5) | 588 (76.3) | 0.95 (0.85, 1.07) | 0.98 (0.65, 1.48) | | Pearson = 30.974, df = 1, value |
| | Current marital status | Others | 26 (3.7) | 61 (7.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Married | 678 (96.3) | 710 (92.1) | 1.05 (0.94, 1.16) | 0.67 (0.31, 1.44) | | Pearson = 11.799, df = 1, value = 0.001 |
| | Age of respondents at first birth (years) | | 327 (46.4) | 448 (58.10) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | 16 | 377 (53.6) | 323 (41.9) | 0.86 (0.74, 0.99) | 0.47 (0.35, 0.62) | | Pearson = 20.055, df = 1, value |
| | Sources of drinking water | Piped | 84 (66.7) | 42 (33.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Others | 620 (46.0) | 729 (54.0) | 1.18 (1.06, 1.31) | 1.92 (0.54, 6.81) | | Pearson = 19.805, df = 1, value |
| | Types of toilet facility | Use toilet | 140 (53.6) | 121 (46.40) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | No any kind of toilet | 564 (46.50) | 650 (53.50) | 1.15 (1.03, 1.29) | 0.67 (0.43, 1.04) | | Pearson = 4.441, df = 1, value = 0.035 |
| | Currently breast feeding | No | 249 (33.5) | 494 (66.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Yes | 455 (62.2) | 277 (37.8) | 0.61 (0.52, 0.71) | 0.41 (0.32, 0.54) | | Pearson = 121.3, df = 1, value |
| | Birth order | First | 203 (62.5) | 122 (37.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | 2-3 | 244 (50.0) | 244 (50.0) | 1.00 (0.84, 1.19) | 1.47 (0.97, 2.23) | | 4 and above | 257 (38.8) | 405 (61.2) | 1.58 (1.35, 1.84) | 1.39 (0.88, 2.20) | | Pearson = 50.336, df = 2, value |
| | Place of residence | Urban | 79 (66.9) | 39 (33.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Rural | 625 (46.1) | 732 (53.9) | 1.17 (1.05, 1.30) | 2.54 (2.49, 2.58) | | Pearson = 18.992, df = 1, value |
| | Religion | Orthodox | 24 (68.6) | 11 (31.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Muslim | 674 (47.3) | 752 (52.7) | 1.12 (1.01, 1.24) | 1.16 (0.31, 4.45) | | Others | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) | 1.33 (0.46, 3.84) | 3.56 (0.51, 25.09) | | Pearson = 6.350, df = 2, value = 0.042 |
| | Currently using contraceptive methods | No | 652 (46.3) | 756 (53.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Yes | 52 (77.6) | 15 (22.4) | 0.29 (0.16, 0.51) | 0.38 (0.15, 0.94) | | Pearson = 25.123, df = 1, value |
| | Vaccination of child | No | 528 (42.7) | 709 (57.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Yes | 176 (73.9) | 62 (26.1) | 0.35 (0.26, 0.47) | 0.40 (0.27, 0.59) | | Pearson = 78.207, df = 1, value |
| | Family size | 1–3 | 116 (55.5) | 93 (44.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | 4–6 | 318 (50.8) | 308 (49.2) | 0.97 (0.83, 1.13) | 0.65 (0.41, 1.02) | | 270 (42.2) | 370 (57.8) | 1.37 (1.17, 1.61) | 0.49 (0.29, 0.80) | | Pearson = 15.304, df = 2, value |
| | Wealth status | Poor | 598 (45.2) | 725 (54.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Medium | 10 (47.6) | 11 (52.4) | 1.10 (0.47, 2.59) | 1.19 (0.34, 4.12) | | Rich | 96 (73.3) | 35 (26.7) | 0.36 (0.25, 0.54) | 0.03 (0.01, 0.16) | | Pearson = 37.678, df = 2, value |
| | Mother’s age group (years) | Below 20 | 133 (81.1) | 31 (18.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | 20–29 | 382 (64.1) | 214 (35.9) | 0.56 (0.47, 0.66) | 0.l | | 30–39 | 165 (34.7) | 310 (65.3) | 1.88 (1.56, 2.27) | 12.43 (6.86, 22.51) | | 24 (10.0) | 216 (90.0) | 9 (5.90, 13.72) | 46.31(21.74, 98.67) | | Pearson = 306.2, df = 3, value |
| | Number of antenatal visits | No visits | 487 (41.0) | 701 (59.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | 1–3 | 130 (72.6) | 49 (27.4) | 0.37 (0.27, 0.52) | 0.48 (0.31, 0.74) | | 4 and above | 87 (80.6) | 21 (19.4) | 0.24 (0.15, 0.39) | 0.44 (0.24, 0.81) | | Pearson = 112.7, df = 2, value |
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