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Table 2 Bivariate analysis of under-five mortality by background characteristics of mothers and children

From: Determinant factors of under-five mortality in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s region (SNNPR), Ethiopia

Characteristics/Variables

Total counts

U5M (Counts)

U5M (Percent)

P-value

Place of residence

 Rural

1182

69

5.8

0.127

 Urban

95

2

2.1

 

Mother’s age at first birth

 Less than 20

723

38

5.3

0.158

 20–29

451

23

5.1

 

 30 or older

103

10

9.7

 

Mother’s current age

 15–19

29

2

6.9

0.545

 20–24

203

8

3.9

 

 25–29

418

20

4.8

 

 30–34

301

18

6.0

 

 35 or older

326

23

7.1

 

Sex of child

 Male

657

45

6.8

0.021

 Female

620

26

4.2

 

Birth order

 First

230

12

5.2

0.016

 Second or Third

389

18

4.6

 

 Fourth or Fifth

309

19

6.1

 

 Sixth or above

349

22

6.3

 

Mother’s education level

 No education

759

47

6.2

0.420

 Primary

426

21

4.9

 

 Secondary

60

3

5.0

 

 Higher

32

0

0

 

Contraceptive methods

 No

757

49

6.5

0.086

 Yes

520

22

4.2

 

Household wealth index

 Poorest

234

13

5.6

0.042

 Poorer

306

21

6.9

 

 Middle

303

16

5.3

 

 Richer

287

18

6.3

 

 Richest

147

3

2.0

 

Family size

 Less than 5

347

28

8.1

0.017

 5 or more

930

43

4.6

 

Size of child at birth

 Larger

439

28

6.4

0.010

 Average

567

20

3.5

 

 Smaller

271

23

8.5

 

Sex of household

 Male

1107

58

5.2

0.047

 Female

170

13

7.6

 

Place of delivery

 Home

906

58

6.4

0.005

 Health Institutions

371

13

3.5

 

Birth type

 Single

1251

65

5.2

0.000

 Multiple

26

6

23.1

 

Breastfeeding status

 No

415

47

11.3

0.000

 Yes

862

24

2.8

 

Mother’s work status

 Not working

795

33

4.2

0.030

 Working

482

38

7.9

 

Toilet Facility

 No facility

304

31

10.2

0.240

 Have facility

973

40

4.1

 

Source of drinking water

 Unprotected

580

37

6.4

0.500

 Protected

697

34

4.9