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Table 3 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for individual-level risk factors for under-5 mortality and region of residence

From: Regional inequalities in under-5 mortality in Nigeria: a population-based analysis of individual- and community-level determinants

Characteristics

OR (95% CI)

Region of residence

 

North Central

1.25 (0.83 - 1.88)

North East

1.72 (1.14 - 2.59)

North West

1.71 (1.13 - 2.57)

South East

1.14 (0.71 - 1.84)

South South

1.91 (1.21 - 3.02)

South West

1

Sex of child

 

Female

1.08 (0.92 - 1.26)

Male

1

Birth order

 

First birth (order 1)

1.27 (1.00 - 1.61)

2 - 4 birth order

1

≥ 5 birth order

1.58 (1.23 - 2.02)

Mother's age

 

≤ 23 years

1.03 (0.82 - 1.31)

24 - 28 years

1

≥ 34 years

0.96 (0.74 - 1.26)

Mother's age at birth of first child

 

≤ 18 years

1.11 (0.91 - 1.36)

≥ 19 years

1

Marital status

 

Single

0.61 (0.29 - 1.27)

Married

1

Divorced

1.40 (0.93 - 2.11)

Religious affiliation

 

Christian

1

Muslim

1.03 (0.77 - 1.37)

Traditional

1.67 (0.99 - 2.83)

Mothers' education

 

No education

1.63 (1.21 - 2.19)

Primary education

1.60 (1.21 - 2.13)

Secondary or higher education

1

Wealth index

 

Poor

1.28 (1.02 - 1.59)

Middle

0.70 (0.54 - 0.92)

Rich

1