Does Birth Interval Matter in Under-Five Mortality? Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys from Eight Countries in West Africa

Table 4

Binary regression analysis of the association birth interval and under-five mortality in West Africa disaggregated by county.

Country	Model 1; cOR (95% CI)	Model 2; aOR (95% CI)
Benin	0.51 (0.39-0.65)	0.52 (0.40-0.67)
Burkina Faso	0.68 (0.50-0.91)	0.64 (0.47-0.89)
Cote d’Ivorie	0.53 (0.36-0.76)	0.55 (0.37-0.82)
Gambia	0.58 (0.35-0.96)	0.47 (0.27-0.82)
Mali	0.63 (0.46-0.86)	0.63 (0.45-0.88)
Nigeria	0.67 (0.56-0.79)	0.65 (0.54-0.76)
Sierra Leone	0.39 (0.30-0.51)	0.38 (0.29-0.51)
Togo	0.44 (0.29-0.67)	0.37 (0.24-0.58)