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Table 3 Parameter estimates for demographic and geographic variables

From: Structured additive regression models with spatial correlation to estimate under-five mortality risk factors in Ethiopia

Parameter

Estimate

OR

CI

Lower

Upper

Region (Ref. Tigray)

Addis Ababa

−0.210

0.811

0.809

1.235

Affar

−0.111

0.895

0.896

1.118

Amhara

0.007

1.007

1.002

1.018

Benishangul-Gumuz

0.167

1.182

1.046

1.189

Dire Dawa

0.049

1.051

1.014

1.151

Gambela

0.377

1.458

1.006

1.459

Harari

−0.246

0.789

0.782

0.985

Oromiya

0.008

1.008

0.993

1.008

SNNP

0.072

1.075

0.931

1.076

Somali

−0.040

0.961

0.962

1.041

Place of residence (Ref. Urban)

Rural

0.090

1.094

1.014

1.099

Religion (Ref. Traditional)

Catholic

−0.388

0.679

0.680

1.476

Muslim

−0.052

0.949

0.951

1.055

Orthodox

−0.178

0.837

0.828

1.196

Protestant

−0.180

0.835

0.816

1.199

Other

0.219

1.245

1.044

1.257

Husband’s education (Ref. Secondary)

Don’t know

−0.154

0.858

0.849

1.168

Higher

−0.237

0.789

0.770

1.269

No education

−0.006

0.994

0.995

1.006

Primary

−0.081

0.922

0.913

1.085

Respondent currently working (Ref. Yes)

No

−0.044

0.957

0.837

0.995

Currently pregnant (Ref. Yes)

No/don’t know

−0.223

0.800

0.787

0.959

Sex of a child (Ref. male)

Female

−0.239

0.787

0.747

0.971