Research Article
Determinants of Under-Five Mortality in High Mortality Regions of Ethiopia: An Analysis of the 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey Data
Table 2
Summary of some important socioeconomic, demographic, and environmental characteristics of children in four selected regions of Ethiopia, 2011.
| Covariates | Category | Censored | Death | Death percent | Total |
| Child’s sex | 1 (male) | 869 | 184 | 17.5 | 1053 | 2 (female) | 862 | 182 | 17.4 | 1044 | Mother’s age at first birth | 0 (16) | 775 | 176 | 18.5 | 951 | 1 (>16) | 956 | 190 | 16.6 | 1146 | Breastfeeding status | 0 (no) | 932 | 233 | 20.0 | 1165 | 1 (yes) | 799 | 133 | 14.3 | 932 | Mother’s education | 0 (no education) | 1314 | 301 | 18.6 | 1615 | 1 (primary and above) | 417 | 65 | 13.5 | 482 | Father’s education | 0 (no education) | 1000 | 227 | 18.5 | 1227 | 1 (primary and above) | 731 | 139 | 16.0 | 870 | Marital status | 0 (married) | 1670 | 349 | 17.3 | 2019 | 1 (others) | 61 | 17 | 22.0 | 78 | Preceding birth interval | 0 (2 years) | 574 | 204 | 26.0 | 778 | 1 (2-3 years) | 535 | 103 | 16.0 | 638 | 2 (3 years) | 622 | 59 | 9.0 | 681 | Area of residence | 1 (urban) | 362 | 59 | 14.0 | 421 | 2 (rural) | 1369 | 307 | 18.3 | 1676 | Type of birth | 0 (single birth) | 1668 | 329 | 16.5 | 1997 | 1 (multiple births) | 63 | 37 | 37.0 | 100 | Income of mother | 0 (more than husband) | 291 | 76 | 21.0 | 367 | 1 (less than husband) | 1440 | 290 | 17.0 | 1730 | Source of drinking water | 0 (pipe) | 344 | 46 | 12.0 | 390 | 1 (others) | 1387 | 320 | 18.7 | 1707 | Family size | 0 (1–3) | 852 | 130 | 13.2 | 982 | 1 (4–6) | 775 | 193 | 19.9 | 968 | 2 (7) | 104 | 43 | 29.2 | 147 |
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