Determinants of Under-Five Mortality in High Mortality Regions of Ethiopia: An Analysis of the 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey Data
Table 4
Results of the univariable proportional hazards Cox regression model.
Covariates
SE
Wald
df
Sig.
LR
Sig.
PBITVAL
(2 years)
64.519
2
0.000
65.9208
<.0001
5275.450
2-3 years
−0.491
0.121
16.470
1
0.000
0.612
3 years
−1.150
0.148
60.516
1
0.000
0.317
FSIZE
(1–3)
29.093
2
0.000
29.1003
<.0001
5319.890
4–6
0.437
0.113
14.837
1
0.000
1.548
7
0.874
0.176
24.688
1
0.000
2.397
BTYPE (single birth)
1.019
0.174
34.418
1
0.000
2.770
34.4193
<.0001
5321.649
BFDINGS (yes)
0.348
0.109
10.251
1
0.001
1.416
10.2506
0.0014
5337.582
SDWTR (pipe)
0.472
0.158
8.958
1
0.003
1.603
8.9579
0.0028
5338.051
MEDU (primary and above)
0.333
0.137
5.920
1
0.015
1.395
5.9110
0.0150
5341.767
MINCOM (more than husband)
−0.252
0.129
3.834
1
0.050
1.287
3.8381
0.0501
5344.469
ARSID (urban)
0.251
0.142
3.117
1
0.077
1.285
3.1141
0.0776
5344.819
FEDU (primary and above)
0.150
0.108
1.944
1
0.163
1.162
1.9443
0.1632
5346.149
PBITVAL: preceding birth interval; FSIZE: family size; BTYPE: type of birth; BFDINGS: breastfeeding status; SDWTR: source of drinking water; MEDU: mother’s education; MINCOM: income of mother; ARISD: area of residence; FEDU: father’s education.
