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Table 2 Results of the Cox hazard analysis for selected predictor variables associated with under-3 mortality, NDHS 2012–2014

From: Breastfeeding and female labor force participation: the probability of survival of children in Nepal under 3 years old

Variables

Hazard Ratio

Robust Standard Error

Z

P-Value

95% Confidence Interval

Education of mother

0.722

0.034

-6.79

0.000

0.657

0.793

Family structure

1.511

0.070

8.88

0.000

1.379

1.655

Birth by mother

3.835

0.048

106.84

0.000

3.742

3.931

Age of mother

1.525

1.279

0.50

0.614

0.294

7.895

Relationship with the household head

0.452

0.086

-4.15

0.000

0.311

0.658

Interaction work and breastfeeding

0.428

0.123

-2.95

0.003

0.243

0.752

Sex of child

0.859

0.450

-0.29

0.772

0.307

2.40

Place of residence

0.852

0.204

-0.66

0.507

0.532

1.365

Wealth

0.390

0.327

-11.22

0.000

0.331

0.460

Caste of mother

0.652

0.022

-12.15

0.000

0.608

0.698

Religion of mother

2.015

0.626

2.25

0.024

1.095

3.705

Cooking fuel

1.227

0.474

0.53

0.595

0.575

2.617

  1. Notes: n = 2994, Log pseudo likelihood = -521.39236, prob. χ2 = 0.005, time at risk = 52748
  2. Analysis time: current age of the child in months (months since birth for a dead child), SE: adjusted for two clusters in number of births by mother