Time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia: Cox-gamma shared frailty model.
<h4>Background</h4>Under-five mortality (U5M) is one of the most important and sensitive indicators of the health status of the community. Despite there having been a substantial reduction in U5M since 1990, its rate is still high in Sub-Saharan African countries. Thus, this study aimed...
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| author | Melaku Yalew Mastewal Arefaynie Gedamnesh Bitew Erkihun Tadesse Amsalu Bereket Kefale Amare Muche Zinabu Fentaw Muluken Genetu Chanie Mequannent Sharew Melaku Bezawit Adane Yitayish Damtie Metadel Adane Wolde Melese Ayele Assefa Andargie Reta Dewau |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Under-five mortality (U5M) is one of the most important and sensitive indicators of the health status of the community. Despite there having been a substantial reduction in U5M since 1990, its rate is still high in Sub-Saharan African countries. Thus, this study aimed to assess time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4>This study utilized a secondary analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS). A total of 9,807 weighted under-five children selected at different stages were included in the analysis. The Kaplan-Meier and Cox's-gamma shared frailty models were used to estimate survival time and to identify predictors of under-five mortality, respectively. An adjusted Hazard Ratio (AHR) along with a 95% Confidence Interval (CI) was used to measure the effect size and direction of the association.<h4>Results</h4>The study indicated that 6.69% (95% CI: 6.13, 7.30) of children died before celebrating their fifth birthday in rural Ethiopia. Of all the deaths, the median time to death was 27 months. After controlling the effect of cluster and other confounding factors, female sex (AHR = 0.62, 95% CI: 0.52, 0.75), ever born greater than five children (AHR = 1.40, 95% CI: 1.07, 1.83), very large size at birth (AHR = 1.33, 95% CI: 1.03 1.71), very small size at birth (AHR = 1.41, 95% CI: 1.10, 1.82), twin pregnancy (AHR = 3.5, 95% CI: 2.47, 4.88), not ever breastfeeding (AHR = 11.29, 95% CI: 9.03, 14.12), unimproved latrine (AHR = 3.44, 95% CI: 1.91, 6.17), covered by health insurance (AHR = 0.29, 95% CI: 0.12, 0.70) were predictors of under-five mortality.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Still under-five mortality was high in rural Ethiopia as compared to the global under-five mortality rate. In the final model, sex of a child, the total number of children ever born, children's size at birth, type of pregnancy, breastfeeding, type of toilet, and being covered by health insurance were significant predictors of under-five mortality. Further emphasis should be given to twin and not breastfeeding children, as well as households' better encouraging membership of community health insurance and utilization of improved latrines. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-22edcb89149c414c88170abcde8da36d2025-08-20T02:35:54ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01174e026659510.1371/journal.pone.0266595Time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia: Cox-gamma shared frailty model.Melaku YalewMastewal ArefaynieGedamnesh BitewErkihun Tadesse AmsaluBereket KefaleAmare MucheZinabu FentawMuluken Genetu ChanieMequannent Sharew MelakuBezawit AdaneYitayish DamtieMetadel AdaneWolde Melese AyeleAssefa AndargieReta Dewau<h4>Background</h4>Under-five mortality (U5M) is one of the most important and sensitive indicators of the health status of the community. Despite there having been a substantial reduction in U5M since 1990, its rate is still high in Sub-Saharan African countries. Thus, this study aimed to assess time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4>This study utilized a secondary analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS). A total of 9,807 weighted under-five children selected at different stages were included in the analysis. The Kaplan-Meier and Cox's-gamma shared frailty models were used to estimate survival time and to identify predictors of under-five mortality, respectively. An adjusted Hazard Ratio (AHR) along with a 95% Confidence Interval (CI) was used to measure the effect size and direction of the association.<h4>Results</h4>The study indicated that 6.69% (95% CI: 6.13, 7.30) of children died before celebrating their fifth birthday in rural Ethiopia. Of all the deaths, the median time to death was 27 months. After controlling the effect of cluster and other confounding factors, female sex (AHR = 0.62, 95% CI: 0.52, 0.75), ever born greater than five children (AHR = 1.40, 95% CI: 1.07, 1.83), very large size at birth (AHR = 1.33, 95% CI: 1.03 1.71), very small size at birth (AHR = 1.41, 95% CI: 1.10, 1.82), twin pregnancy (AHR = 3.5, 95% CI: 2.47, 4.88), not ever breastfeeding (AHR = 11.29, 95% CI: 9.03, 14.12), unimproved latrine (AHR = 3.44, 95% CI: 1.91, 6.17), covered by health insurance (AHR = 0.29, 95% CI: 0.12, 0.70) were predictors of under-five mortality.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Still under-five mortality was high in rural Ethiopia as compared to the global under-five mortality rate. In the final model, sex of a child, the total number of children ever born, children's size at birth, type of pregnancy, breastfeeding, type of toilet, and being covered by health insurance were significant predictors of under-five mortality. Further emphasis should be given to twin and not breastfeeding children, as well as households' better encouraging membership of community health insurance and utilization of improved latrines.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266595&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Melaku Yalew Mastewal Arefaynie Gedamnesh Bitew Erkihun Tadesse Amsalu Bereket Kefale Amare Muche Zinabu Fentaw Muluken Genetu Chanie Mequannent Sharew Melaku Bezawit Adane Yitayish Damtie Metadel Adane Wolde Melese Ayele Assefa Andargie Reta Dewau Time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia: Cox-gamma shared frailty model. PLoS ONE |
| title | Time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia: Cox-gamma shared frailty model. |
| title_full | Time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia: Cox-gamma shared frailty model. |
| title_fullStr | Time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia: Cox-gamma shared frailty model. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia: Cox-gamma shared frailty model. |
| title_short | Time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia: Cox-gamma shared frailty model. |
| title_sort | time to under five mortality and its predictors in rural ethiopia cox gamma shared frailty model |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266595&type=printable |
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