Table 1 Frequency distribution of maternal and child characteristics for under-3 death in Nepal 2012–2014
Mother and children characteristics | Under Three Children N = 2994 | |
|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percentage | |
Survival status of under 3 children | ||
Alive Dead | 2909 85 | 97.17 2.83 |
Independent variables | ||
Maternal characteristics | ||
Number of births by mother | ||
First birth More than 1 birth | 1871 1123 | 62.55 37.45 |
Age of mother at child death | ||
Age 15–19 years Age 20 years and older | 363 2631 | 12.10 87.90 |
Education of mother | ||
No education Have some education | 883 2111 | 29.49 70.51 |
Place of residence | ||
Rural Urban | 1298 1696 | 43.44 56.56 |
Caste/Ethnicity | ||
Terai caste Other castes | 917 2077 | 30.61 69.39 |
Wealth index | ||
Other than rich Rich | 2623 371 | 87.62 12.28 |
Household relationship | ||
Other than head of household Head of household | 2517 477 | 84.12 15.88 |
Work and breastfeeding interaction | ||
No work no breastfeeding Work and breastfeeding Work but no breastfeeding No work breastfeeding | 211 330 42 2411 | 7.00 11.08 1.40 80.52 |
Family structure | ||
Other than the nuclear family Nuclear family | 2193 801 | 73.23 26.77 |
Sex of child | ||
Female Male | 1389 1605 | 46.43 53.57 |
Types of cooking fuel | ||
Wood and other which generates smokes LPG and ignitable which do not generate much smoke | 2386 608 | 79.71 20.29 |
Religion | ||
Other religion Hindu | 409 2585 | 13.79 86.21 |