From: Social inequality and children’s health in Africa: a cross sectional study
Nutritional status | Neonatal mortality (odds ratios) | Child mortality rate | |
---|---|---|---|
Maternal education | 4.88* | .956* | .914* |
Urban residence | 7.49* | .957* | .949* |
Wealth | 21.03* | .998 | .942* |
Control variables: | |||
Child age | -2.07* | -- | |
Husband present | -1.68 | 1.080* | 1.078* |
Husband-secondary education | 8.69* | .957 | .951* |
Birth order | -3.45* | 1.063* | 1.081* |
Twin | -32.13* | 2.745* | 1.993* |
Female | 14.78* | .717* | .859* |
Maternal age | 1.84* | .984* | .981* |
Household size | .35* | .920* | .926* |
Mother married | 2.60* | .945 | .879* |
Mother employed | .10 | 1.086* | 1.043* |
Constant | -150.35 | .099 | -- |