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Table 3 Sub-distribution hazard ratio (SHR) and 95% CI for SHR obtained from the Fine-Gray models for infant mortality due to different causesa

From: Fine and Gray competing risk regression model to study the cause-specific under-five child mortality in Bangladesh

Causes of infant mortality

Disease

Non-disease

Other causes

Covariates

SHR

95% CI of SHR

SHR

95% CI of SHR

SHR

95% CI of SHR

Age of mother at birth

 Age < 20

 Age 20–30

 Age> 30

1.35

Ref

0.89–2.03

1.33

Ref

0.72–2.43

2.24**

Ref

1.32–3.79

1.10

0.69–1.71

1.49

0.75–2.94

0.71

0.33–1.49

Region

 Barisal

 Chittagong

 Dhaka

 Khulna

 Rajshahi

 Rangpur

 Sylhet

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

0.70

1.09

1.10

1.09

0.87

1.60

0.38–1.28

1.21–3.76

0.59–2.04

0.58–2.02

0.47–1.62

0.93–2.74

0.79

0.73

0.66

0.89

0.73

0.98

0.38–1.61

0.33–1.57

0.28–1.52

0.40–1.94

0.32–1.62

0.46–2.04

0.72

0.86

0.46

1.14

0.75

1.13

0.32–1.56

0.39–1.86

0.16–1.33

0.52–2.46

0.32–1.70

0.53–2.41

Mother's education level

 No education

  Primary

  Secondary

  Higher

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

0.81

0.70

0.58

0.54–1.21

0.43–1.10

0.23–1.41

1.74

2.09*

1.00

0.83–3.62

0.99–4.37

0.28–3.52

0.48***

0.29***

0.14***

0.28–0.81

0.15–0.52

0.02–0.62

Wealth index

 Poor

 Middle

 Rich

1.00

Ref

0.68–1.47

1.48

Ref

0.77–2.80

0.95

Ref

0.52–1.73

0.69

0.44–1.07

1.60

0.85–3.01

1.29

0.70–2.36

Birth order number

 First birth

 Others

1.03

Ref

0.67–1.58

1.57

Ref

0.87–2.79

1.21

Ref

0.69–2.08

Gender of child

 Male

 Female

1.28

Ref

0.95–1.71

1.68*

Ref

1.09–2.57

1.22

Ref

0.80–1.83

NGO membership of mother

 Yes

 No

1.18

Ref

0.88–1.58

1.84**

Ref

1.18–2.82

1.57*

Ref

1.01–2.42

Size of child at birth

 Average/large

 Small

0.67*

Ref

0.47–0.93

0.47***

Ref

0.29–0.73

0.74

Ref

0.45–1.21

  1. Ref: reference category, ***p-value<0.001, **p-value<0.01, *p-value<0.05, acauses given in introduction