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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of under-five mortality in Ethiopia

From: Machine learning approach for predicting under-five mortality determinants in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

Variables

Odds ratio

Lower 95 % CI

Upper 95% CI

p value

(Intercept)

0.033

0.006

0.193

0.0001

Mothers age first birth (Ref: < 20)

    

 > 20

0.600

0.353

1.018

0.059

Sex (Ref: female)

    

Male

2.018

1.398

2.913

0.0001

Birth order (Ref: 1st/2nd)

    

 3rd or higher

2.129

1.131

4.008

0.020

Birth interval (Ref: < 2)

    

 2–4 years

0.527

0.309

0.898

0.019

 > 4 years

0.385

0.190

0.779

0.008

Time to water source

1.000

0.999

1.000

0.244

Water source (Ref: unimproved)

    

 Improved

0.585

0.348

0.985

0.044

Toilet facility (Ref: improved)

    

 Unimproved

1.713

0.744

3.943

0.206

Births in last 5 years

1.163

0.744

1.816

0.508

Residence (Ref: rural)

    

 Urban

0.527

0.181

1.541

0.243

Mother’s education (Ref: no education)

    

 Primary

0.928

0.513

1.680

0.805

 Secondary/higher

1.856

0.480

7.178

0.370

Wealth index (Ref: low)

    

 Middle

1.342

0.698

2.581

0.378

 High

1.694

0.937

3.064

0.082

Contraceptive use (Ref: using)

    

 Not using

1.174

0.735

1.876

0.502

Region

    

 Addis Ababa

1.124

0.485

2.605

0.786

 Afar

0.573

0.228

1.435

0.235

 Amhara

0.885

0.354

2.211

0.794

 Ben-Gumuz

1.494

0.587

3.803

0.400

 Dire Dawa

1.021

0.408

2.554

0.965

 Gambella

0.623

0.243

1.597

0.325

 Harari

1.175

0.495

2.790

0.715

 SNNP

1.221

0.376

3.960

0.740

 Somali

1.504

0.287

7.881

0.629

 Tigray

1.733

0.519

5.787

0.372

Mother’s BMI (Ref: normal)

    

 Overweight

0.527

0.170

1.640

0.269

 Underweight

1.402

0.868

2.264

0.168

Place of delivery (Ref: fac with CS delivery)

    

 Facility without CS delivery

2.850

1.182

6.869

0.020

 Home

1.185

0.617

2.275

0.610

Antenatal visits (Ref: no visit)

    

 1–4 visits

0.616

0.381

0.995

0.048

 5+ visits

0.437

0.208

0.917

0.029

Postnatal care (Ref: no)

    

 Yes

0.264

0.080

0.872

0.029

Child wanted (Ref: wanted then)

    

 Wanted later

0.768

0.369

1.599

0.482

 Not at all

1.407

0.749

2.642

0.289

Breastfeeding (Ref: > an hour of birth)

    

 Within 1 h of birth

0.242

0.147

0.398

0.0001

vHousehold size

0.498

0.345

0.719

0.0001

  1. NB significant variables are in bold
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