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Table 4 Association between community-level risk factors, 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

1.12 (0.70 - 1.79)

North East

1.29 (0.79 - 2.12)

North West

1.15 (0.70 - 1.90)

South East

0.72 (0.39 - 1.33)

South South

1.15 (1.06 - 1.90)

South West

1

Community mother's education

 

Low

1.10 (0.86 - 1.39)

Middle

1

High

1.13 (0.85 - 1.52)

Community prenatal care by doctor

 

Low

1.68 (1.46 - 1.98)

High

1

Community hospital delivery

 

Low

1.34 (1.04 - 1.72)

Middle

1

High

0.66 (0.44 - 0.98)