Table 1 Summary of sociodemographic, economic and clinical predictors of death rate under-five years children in the Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia, from 18 January 2016 to 27 June 2016 (N = 1018)
Status of under-five years children | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Categories | Censored N (%) | Death N (%) | Total |
Wealth index combined | Rich | 310(30.5%) | 3(0.3%) | 313(30.8%) |
Middle | 145(14.2%) | 1(0.1%) | 146(14.3%) | |
Poor | 520(51.1%) | 39(3.8%) | 559(54.9%) | |
Mother’s education level | Higher | 23(2.3%) | 1(0.1%) | 24(2.4%) |
Secondary | 99(9.7%) | 2(0.2%) | 101(9.9%) | |
Primary | 314(30.8%) | 6(0.6%) | 320(31.4%) | |
No Education | 539(53%) | 34(3.3%) | 573(56.3%) | |
Place of residence | Urban | 165(16.2%) | 19(1.9%) | 184(18.1%) |
Rural | 810(79.6%) | 24(2.4%) | 834(82%) | |
Water drink source | Protected Water | 378(37.1%) | 8(0.9%) | 386(38%) |
Unprotected Water | 597(58.6%) | 35(3.4%) | 632(62%) | |
Mother’s marital status | Married | 870(85.5%) | 38(3.7%) | 908(89.2%) |
Divorced/Widowed | 95(9.3%) | 3(0.3%) | 98(9.6%) | |
Single | 10(1%) | 2(0.2%) | 12(1.2%) | |
Child vaccination status | Yes | 671(65.9%) | 8(0.8%) | 679(66.7%) |
No | 304(29.9%) | 35(3.4%) | 339(33.3%) | |
Gender of child status | Female | 494(48.5%) | 15(1.5%) | 509(50%) |
Male | 481(47.2%) | 28(2.8%) | 509(50%) | |