Table 6 Multivariate multilevel multinomial regression of community-level factors associated with age-specific under-five mortality, 2016/2017 Nigeria MICS
|  | Model 0 | Model 4 (Community-level factors) Ref: alive (N = 30,960) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercept-only RRR (95%CI) | Neonatal mortality (0–27 days) RRR (95%CI) | Post-neonatal mortality (28 days-11 months) RRR (95%CI) | Child mortality (12 months to 11 months) RRR (95%CI) | |
Fixed effects | ||||
 Place of residence | ||||
  Urban |  | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
  Rural |  | 1.04 (0.81–1.33) | 1.48 (1.12–1.95)** | 1.25 (0.84–1.88) |
 Region | ||||
  North-Central (NC) |  | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
  North-East (NE) |  | 0.80 (0.59–1.08) | 1.0 (0.73–1.36) | 1.38 (0.95–2.00) |
  North-West (NW) |  | 1.08 (0.86–1.35) | 1.36 (1.07–1.73)* | 1.83 (1.32–2.53)*** |
  South-East (SE) |  | 0.75 (0.52–1.07) | 1.09 (0.71–1.67) | 0.99 (0.57–1.72) |
  South-South (SS) |  | 0.61 (0.43–0.87)** | 0.98 (0.66–1.45) | 0.92 (0.55–1.54) |
  South-West (SW) |  | 1.02 (0.75–1.38) | 0.92 (0.61–1.39) | 0.79 (0.43–1.44) |
 Comm. Maternal education | ||||
  Low |  | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
  Medium |  | 0.73 (0.55–0.97)* | 0.62 (0.47–0.82)*** | 0.41 (0.28–0.60)*** |
  High |  | 0.71 (0.53–0.95)* | 0.55 (0.41–0.75)*** | 0.31 (0.20–0.46)*** |
Random effects (community-level) | ||||
 Variance (SE) | 0.49 (0.05) | 0.35 (0.04) | ||
 95%CI | 0.41,0.60 | 0.28, 0.44 | ||
 PCV | Ref. | 28.6% | ||
 MOR | 1.95 | 1.75 | ||