Advances and Applications in Statistics
Volume 39, Issue 1, Pages 61 - 79
(March 2014)
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CORRELATES OF UNDER FIVE CHILD MORTALITY IN ETHIOPIA: A LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS
Kasahun Takele Geneti and Teshome Kebede Deressa
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Abstract: Under age of five children mortality (U5CM) is used as population health indicator and used as indicator of the social and economic development of a population. The main purpose of this study is to determine statistically the correlates of child mortality in Ethiopia, using 2011 EDHS data. The overall prevalence of mortality among children in Ethiopia was 11.3%. Logistic regression model was used to model the effects of selected socio-economic, demographic, health and environmental covariates. It was found that the covariates sex of child, preceding birth interval, birth order of child, place of residence, mother’s education level, toilet facility, number of household members, mothers’ age at birth and source of drinking water were the most important determinants of children mortality in Ethiopia. It is suggested that for reducing childhood mortality, maternal education should be supported as a policy and this could be achieved through female literacy programs in the country. Also, women should be enlightened on the attendant risk of early marriage and child birth, close birth interval and its implication on child mortality. This could be integrated into the female literacy programs. The government should encourage household sanitation program through health extensions workers to reduce child mortality. |
Keywords and phrases: U5CM, correlates, logistic regression, Ethiopia. |
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