Household headship and child death: Evidence from Nepal

Table 1 Experience of child death of mother by socio-demographic characteristics (n = 4066).

Socio-demographic characteristics	Experience of child death within five years
	Yes	No
Age group
15-24 years	7.0	93.0
25-29 years	5.2	94.8
30-49 years	5.5	94.5
Age at first marriage **
Less than 16 years	7.5	92.5
16 or more years	5.4	94.6
Number of children borne ***
One	3.6	96.4
Two	5.5	94.5
Three	7.6	92.4
Four or more	8.0	92.0
Previous birth interval+ ***
< 2 years	16.0	84.0
2 or more years	4.5	95.5
Place of residence **
Urban	3.6	96.4
Rural	6.4	93.6
Ecological zone **
Mountain	10.1	89.9
Hill	4.9	95.1
Terai	6.4	93.6
Total	6.1	93.9

Note *** Significant at P < 0.001; ** = p < 0.01 and * = p < 0.05; + = excludes first-order births.

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