Research Article
Risk Factors for Child Mortality in the Kassena-Nankana District of Northern Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Population-Based Data
Table 3
Bivariate analysis of risk factors and child mortality (
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| | Characteristics | Children dead () | Children not dead () | value for χ2 test | | n (%) | n (%) | |
| | Sex of child | | | | | Female | 452 (5.9) | 7272 (94.1) | 0.137 | | Male | 515 (6.4) | 7506 (93.6) | | | Mother’s age at birth | | | | | 0–19 | 121 (8.1) | 1368 (91.9) | 0.002 | | 20–29 | 412 (5.9) | 6526 (94.1) | | | 30–39 | 267 (5.7) | 4382 (94.3) | | | 40–49 | 109 (7.5) | 1349 (92.5) | | | 50+ | 12 (8.4) | 131 (91.6) | | | Mother’s educational level | | | | | None | 757 (6.8) | 10400 (93.2) | 0.000 | | Primary | 110 (4.8) | 2192 (95.2) | | | Junior high school | 37 (4.4) | 811 (95.6) | | | Senior high school/Tertiary | 17 (4.6) | 352 (95.4) | | | Residence | | | | | Urban | 102 (5.3) | 1842 (94.7) | 0.079 | | Rural | 865 (6.3) | 12936 (93.7) | | | Mother’s SES | | | | | Least poor | 274 (6.7) | 3811 (93.3) | 0.000 | | Less poor | 240 (7.0) | 3189 (93.0) | | | Poor | 225 (6.8) | 3109 (93.2) | | | More poor | 131 (4.6) | 2726 (95.4) | | | Very poor | 75 (4.6) | 1557 (95.4) | |
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