Table 2 Bivariate analysis of mother’s experience of child death [N = 3975]
From: Socio-economic and demographic determinants of under-five mortality in rural northern Ghana
Determinants | Ever experiencing an under-five death (n = 3975) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
YES | No | p-value | |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age group | |||
15-19 | 10(6.90) | 135(93.10) | |
20-34 | 453(22.38) | 1571(77.62) | <0.001 |
35-49 | 1018(56.37) | 788(43.63) | |
Highest level of education | |||
None | 1282(42.66) | 1723(57.34) | |
Primary/Junior High School | 185(21.87) | 661(78.13) | <0.001 |
Secondary/Tertiary | 14(11.29) | 110(88.71) | |
Marital status | |||
Not married | 211(41.29) | 300(58.71) | 0.043 |
Married | 1270(36.66) | 2194(63.34) | |
Occupation | <0.001 | ||
Farming | 753(40.88) | 1089(59.12) | |
Self Employed | 520(35.86) | 930(64.14) | |
Government employed | 158(32.85) | 323(67.15) | |
Student | 5(7.35) | 63(92.65) | |
Other | 45(34.62) | 85(65.38) | |
Religion | |||
Christianity | 702(34.13) | 1355(65.87) | |
Traditional religion | 302(45.07) | 368(54.93) | <0.001 |
Islam | 402(37.29) | 676(62.71) | |
No response | 75(44.12) | 95(55.88) | |
Place of residence | |||
Urban | 162(32.60) | 335(67.40) | 0.022 |
Rural | 1319(37.92) | 2159(62.08) | |
Financial autonomy | |||
Autonomous | 1020(40.05) | 1527(59.95) | <0.001 |
Not autonomous | 461(32.28) | 967(67.72) | |
Polygamous partner | |||
yes | 609(44.94) | 746(55.06) | <0.001 |
No | 666(31.14) | 1473(68.86) | |
No response | 206(42.83) | 275(57.17) | |
NHIS registration | |||
Not registered | 951(40.68) | 1387(59.32) | <0.001 |
Registered | 530(32.38) | 1107(67.62) | |
Socio economic status (Wealth index) | |||
Poor | 687(39.44) | 1055(60.56) | |
Middle | 325(39.25 | 503(60.75) | 0.001 |
Rich | 469(33.38) | 936(66.62) | |
Contraceptive use | |||
Yes | 215(35.54) | 390(64.46) | |
No | 1003(40.79) | 1456(59.21) | <0.001 |