Table 3 Bivariate analysis of variables connected with under-five deaths and environmental hygiene.
Variable | Dependent variable | Mediating variable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Under-five deaths | Environmental hygiene | |||
HRs | T-Stat | Coeff | T-Stats | |
Female (ref=Male) | 1.00 | (−0.04) | 0.00 | (0.07) |
Weight at birth (ref=Small) | ||||
Average | 0.65** | (−3.27) | 0.22*** | (6.27) |
Large | 0.74 | (−1.38) | 0.28*** | (4.78) |
Maternal age in years | 0.95*** | (−5.15) | −0.00 | (−0.46) |
Maternal schooling in years | 0.95*** | (−4.04) | 0.10*** | (41.71) |
Number of Children | 0.70*** | (−9.52) | −0.08*** | (-12.83) |
Working status (Ref=No) | 1.41* | (2.47) | −0.09* | (-2.33) |
Frequency of media interaction (Ref=none) | ||||
Less than once a week | 0.98 | (-0.11) | 0.61*** | (14.87) |
At least once a week | 0.82‡ | (-1.67) | 1.07*** | (39.56) |
Husband’s schooling in years | 0.99* | (-2.19) | 0.08*** | (32.53) |
Wealth index | 0.85** | (-2.91) | 0.93*** | (97.73) |
Health facility remoteness | ||||
Not a problem (ref=problem) | 0.81‡ | (-1.92) | 0.87*** | (33.84) |
Rural (ref=urban) | 1.25* | (2.02) | −1.26*** | (-52.77) |
Provinces | ||||
Ref= Islamabad (Capital) | ||||
Panjab | 1.91* | (2.24) | −0.37*** | (-6.54) |
Sindh | 1.49 | (1.34) | −0.68*** | (-11.69) |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1.45 | (1.23) | −0.58*** | (-9.91) |
Baluchistan | 2.57** | (3.23) | −1.10*** | (-17.86) |
Gilgit-Baltistan | 0.95 | (-0.15) | −1.41*** | (-20.60) |
Azad Jammu & Kashmir | 1.52 | (1.31) | −1.15*** | (-17.92) |
FATA | 0.37* | (-2.06) | −1.75*** | (-26.04) |
