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Table 6 Adjusted hazard ratios from Cox proportional hazard models on all-cause child mortality (under age 5)

From: The association between household bed net ownership and all-cause child mortality in Madagascar

 

All regions

High PfPR2–10 regions

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Calendar year

 <2009 (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 2009

.78*

.76**

.77*

.77

.72*

.74*

 2010

  

.67***

.88

.83

.86

 2011

.65***

.65***

1.08

1.12

1.09

1.11

 2012–13

1.03

1.06

1.18

1.34*

1.34*

1.37

1.08

1.16

    

Household owns at least one net

 

.78**

 

.60***

Household owns at least two nets

 

.76***

 

.69***

Malaria season

 

1.21**

1.20**

 

1.16

1.16

PfPR2–10 level (%)

 10–19

 

1.00

1.00

 

 20–29

 

1.09

.96

 

 30–39

 

1.21

1.14

 

 40+

 

1.20

1.16

 

Mother’s age

    

.97***

.97***

Parity

 

.97***

.97***

   
 

1.19***

1.19***

 

1.19***

1.20***

Mother’s level of education

 None

 

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

1.00

 Primary

 

1.02

1.01

 

.95

.92

 Secondary

 

1.02

1.03

 

1.19

1.18

 Higher

 

.74

.74

 

1.50

1.56

Wealth quintile

 First (poorest)

 

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

1.00

 Second

 

1.01

1.00

 

.88

.88

 Third

 

1.15

1.16

 

1.11

1.10

 Fourth

 

1.21

1.20

 

1.03

1.01

 Fifth (wealthiest)

 

1.64***

1.60***

 

2.16***

2.05***

Urban residence

 

.82

.83

 

.64**

.68**

Female child

 

.94

.94

 

.93

.94

dpt3 prevalence (cluster)

 

1.00

1.04

 

.89

.92

Diarrhea prevalence (cluster)

 

5.30***

5.45***

 

4.56***

4.88***

  1. Model 1 shows the unadjusted hazard ratios by survey year for all regions, while models 2 and 3 show the adjusted hazard ratios. Model 4 shows the unadjusted hazard ratios by survey year for high PfPR2–10 regions only, while Models 5 and 6 show the adjusted hazard ratios
  2. *** p < .01
  3. ** p < .05
  4. * p < .10