Research Article
Determinants of Under-Five Mortality in High Mortality Regions of Ethiopia: An Analysis of the 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey Data
Table 1
Description of socioeconomic, demographic, and environment related covariates.
| Number | Description and name | Notation | Categories |
| (1) | Sex of child | SEX | 1 = male, 2 = female | (2) | Type of birth | BTYPE | 0 = single birth, 1 = multiple births | (3) | Mother’s age at first birth of child | MAGEB | 0 = 16 years, 1 = >16 years | (4) | Family size | FSIZE | 0 = 1–3 members, 1 = 4–6 members, 2 = 7 members | (5) | Breastfeeding status | BFDINGS | 0 = no, 1 = yes | (6) | Preceding birth interval | PBITVAL | 0 = 2 years, 1 = 2-3 years, 2 = 3 years | (7) | Mother’s education | MEDU | 0 = no education, 1 = primary and above | (8) | Father’s education | FEDU | 0 = no education, 1 = primary and above | (9) | Area of residence | ARISD | 1 = urban, 2 = rural | (10) | Marital status | MSTAT | 0 = married, 1 = not married | (11) | Income of mother relative to her husband | MINCOM | 0 = more than husband, 1 = less than husband | (12) | Source of drinking water | SDWTR | 0 = pipe, 1 = others |
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