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Table 3 Crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) for having experience of child death within the previous five years among women by selected predictors.

From: Household headship and child death: Evidence from Nepal

Predictors

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

Age at first marriage (Less than 16 years ref.)

1.00

1.00

16 or more years

0.70*

0.81

Number of children borne (One ref.)

1.00

1.00

Two

1.55*

1.02

Three

2.21***

171**

Four or more

2.33***

1.78**

Previous birth interval (< 2 years ref.)

1.00

1.00

2 or more years

0.24***

0.23***

Place of residence (Urban ref.)

1.00

1.00

Rural

1.82*

1.57

Ecological zones (Mountain ref.)

1.00

1.00

Hill

0.46***

0.58*

Terai

0.61*

0.67*

Literacy status (Illiterate ref.)

1.00

1.00

Literate

0.45***

0.56**

Occupation (Not working/agricultural sector ref.)

1.00

1.00

Non-agricultural sector

0.97

1.48

Religion (Non Hindu ref.)

1.00

1.00

Hindu

1.55*

1.79**

Mass media exposure (No exposure ref.)

1.00

1.00

One media (Radio or TV) exposure

1.00

1.32

Both (Radio & TV) exposure

0.95

1.58

Wealth status (Poorest ref.)

1.00

1.00

Poorer

0.72

0.88

Middle

1.01

1.35

Richer

0.58*

0.88

Richest

0.59*

1.50

Ever use of FP methods (Never used ref.)

1.00

1.00

Ever used

0.48***

0.43***

Visited health facility for own or child's care in previous 12 months (No ref.)

1.00

1.00

Yes

0.64**

0.73*

ANC check for last birth (No ref.)

1.00

1.00

Yes

0.59***

0.81*

Place of the last birth (Home ref.)

1.00

1.00

Health facility

0.71

1.15

Household headship (Male-headed ref.)

1.00

1.00

Female-headed

0.68*

0.69*

  1. Note *** Significant at p < 0.001; ** = p < 0.01 and * = p < 0.05