Number (percentage) Mortality rate per 1000 live births*
Study variables N n (%) Neonatal Infant Under-5
Intermediate (Socio economic factors):
Location of household:
Urban 990 (22.2) 932 12 23 29
Rural 3,736 (77.8) 3265 22 39 49
Household wealth status:
Highest quintile 572 (14.1) 589 14 17 23
4th quintile 790 (16.9) 711 15 20 24
Middle quintile 847 (16.6) 697 20 33 45
2nd lowest quintile 1,065 (22.1) 927 25 46 55
Lowest quintile 1,452 (30.3) 1271 23 46 58
Mother’s education:
Primary/secondary or more 3,881 (81.6) 3425 17 29 35
No education 845 (18.4) 772 32 66 86
Mother’s working status:
Not working 2,199 (43.6) 1828 15 25 36
Working 2,524 (56.4) 2366 24 43 51
Maternal marital status:
Currently married 4,509 (95.6) 4013 20 35 43
Formerly married 217 (4.4) 184 22 49 71
Household factors:
Main household material of the wall:
Finished 1,134 (23.8) 961 46 23 34
Rudimentary 3,052 (64.9) 2618 23 37 47
Natural 359 (11.3) 454 28 45 52
Main household material of the roof:
Finished 3,060 (67.9) 2768 18 33 42
Rudimentary 52 (1.1) 45 37 37 37
Natural 1,471 (31.0) 1266 25 41 50
Cooking location:
In a separate building 1,103 (24.8) 1039 11 27 33
In the house 3,164 (63.1) 2644 25 41 50
Outdoors 453 (12.1) 509 11 25 40
Separate room for cooking (2688):
Yes 1,206 (39.7) 1050 24 34 41
No 1,958 (60.3) 1594 27 45 56
Improved sanitation facilities:
Yes 2,498 (50.8) 2132 20 31 38
No 2,228 (49.2) 2065 20 40 52
Improved source of drinking water:
Yes 3,232 (67.0) 2812 21 36 45
No 1,494 (33.0) 1385 18 35 44
Type of cooking fuel:
Clean fuels 689 (17.5) 714 21 25 30
Polluting fuel’ 3,903 (82.5) 3369 20 38 48
Environmental tobacco smoke:
No 1,934 (41.4) 1736 19 28 36
Yes 2,792 (58.6) 2462 21 41 51
Proximate (individuals’ factors):
Maternal factors
Mother’s current age (years):
20-29 years 2,046 (43.3) 1818 18 30 38
Under 20 years 104 (2.4) 99 18 41 52
30-39 years 2,016 (43.7) 1833 22 37 45
40 years and over 560 (10.7) 447 22 48 64
Current use of contraception method:
Modern method 2,447 (58.1) 2439 18 29 34
Traditional/no method 2,279 (41.9) 1759 23 45 60
Desire for pregnancy:
Wanted then 4,328 (91.3) 3833 20 36 45
Wanted later/no more 398 (8.7) 364 21 34 46
Ever had a terminated pregnancy:
Yes 4,061 (88.5) 3717 21 36 45
No 665 (11.5) 481 14 34 46
Mothers smoking status:
Never smoke 4,381 (94.9) 3984 19 33 42
Yes smoke 345 (5.1) 213 38 76 93
Child factors:
Sex of child:
Female 2,247 (47.9) 2011 18 34 40
Male 2,479 (52.1) 2187 22 37 49
Birth rank:
1st birth rank 1,534 (35.1) 1473 14 24 32
2-3rd birth rank 1,904 (41.7) 1748 21 33 38
4th birth rank and over 1,288 (23.2) 975 28 58 75
Preceding birth interval:
1st child 1,534 (35.1) 1473 14 24 32
Birth interval <3 years 1,193 (20.4) 858 33 67 81
Birth interval >3 years 1,999 (44.5) 1866 19 30 37
Delivery and post-delivery factors:
Delivery assistant:
Health professional 3,030 (66.1) 2776 15 24 29
None/TBA/other untrained 1,696 (33.9) 1421 30 58 76
Place of delivery:
Health facility 1,575 (36.6) 1534 10 16 24
Non-health facility 3,151 (63.5) 2663 26 47 57
Mode of delivery:
Non- caesarean section 708 (16.8) 704 5 6 8
Caesarean section 4,018 (83.2) 3493 23 41 50
Child’s breastfeeding status:
Child ever-breastfed 4,604 (97.4) 4090 11 27 37
Child never-breastfed 122 (2.6) 108 344 371 371
Birthweight (kilograms):
2500-3500 kilograms 1,187 (29.6) 1137 6 14 18
<2500 kilograms 146 (3.5) 135 34 48 48
>3500 kilograms 653 (16.1) 617 3 15 28
Not weighed at birth 2,316 (50.9) 1957 34 55 69
Birth size:
Average 2,819 (62.1) 2506 14 29 43
Smaller than average 612 (12.8) 515 48 63 63
Larger than average 1,113 (25.1) 1013 18 36 39