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Table 6

Logistic regression models predicting child deaths, marital status, and contraceptive use

Model 11Model 12Model 13
Child DeathMarriedCurrent Contraceptive Use
Variableβ (SE)β (SE)β (SE)
Conflict (yes) –0.0324 –0.0764** –0.0097 
 (0.0412) (0.0254) (0.0277) 
Age 0.1552*** 0.7319*** 0.3722*** 
 (0.0070) (0.0042) (0.0047) 
Age, Squared –0.0034*** –0.0103*** –0.0059*** 
 (0.0001) (0.0001) (0.0001) 
Education (ref. = none)    
 Incomplete primary school –0.0724** –0.3504*** 0.5462*** 
 (0.0258) (0.0191) (0.0193) 
 Complete primary school –0.3554*** –0.8217*** 0.8448*** 
 (0.0301) (0.0199) (0.0215) 
Children Ever Born 0.3086*** (excluded) 0.1497*** 
 (0.0051)  (0.0034) 
Type of Residence (ref. = urban)    
 Rural 0.1980*** 0.4725*** –0.4396*** 
 (0.0285) (0.0183) (0.0199) 
Province Fixed Effects Yes Yes Yes 
Region-Specific Linear Time Trend Yes Yes Yes 
Pseudo-R2 .1027 .2934 .1784 
Model 11Model 12Model 13
Child DeathMarriedCurrent Contraceptive Use
Variableβ (SE)β (SE)β (SE)
Conflict (yes) –0.0324 –0.0764** –0.0097 
 (0.0412) (0.0254) (0.0277) 
Age 0.1552*** 0.7319*** 0.3722*** 
 (0.0070) (0.0042) (0.0047) 
Age, Squared –0.0034*** –0.0103*** –0.0059*** 
 (0.0001) (0.0001) (0.0001) 
Education (ref. = none)    
 Incomplete primary school –0.0724** –0.3504*** 0.5462*** 
 (0.0258) (0.0191) (0.0193) 
 Complete primary school –0.3554*** –0.8217*** 0.8448*** 
 (0.0301) (0.0199) (0.0215) 
Children Ever Born 0.3086*** (excluded) 0.1497*** 
 (0.0051)  (0.0034) 
Type of Residence (ref. = urban)    
 Rural 0.1980*** 0.4725*** –0.4396*** 
 (0.0285) (0.0183) (0.0199) 
Province Fixed Effects Yes Yes Yes 
Region-Specific Linear Time Trend Yes Yes Yes 
Pseudo-R2 .1027 .2934 .1784 

Notes: Standard errors are clustered on DHS communities. Contraceptive use is defined to include only modern methods.

**p < .01; ***p < .001

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