Journal of Population Sciences
From: Bio-demographic factors affecting child loss in Tanzania
Variables | Exp β | 95 % CI for exp β | |
---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | ||
Age group (ref: 15–19) | |||
20–24 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
25–29 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 13.1 |
30–34 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 12.21 |
35–39 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 11.2 |
40–44 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 11.1 |
45–49 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
Age at 1st birth | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Preceding birth interval (ref: <24) | |||
24–36 months | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
37–48 months | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
49+ months | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Succeeding birth interval (ref: <24) | |||
24–36 months | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
37–48 months | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
49+ months | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
Birth parity (ref: ≤3) | |||
4–8 children | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
9+ children | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
Multiplicity of birth (ref: single birth) | |||
1st of multiple | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
2nd of multiple | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
3rd of multiple | 1.1 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
Birth order (ref: 1st order) | |||
2nd–3rd order | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
4th order and higher | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 |