Table 3

Results of multilevel poisson regression model for postneonatal under-5 (1–59 months) mortality, periurban Iganga, Eastern Uganda (2005–2015)

Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4Model 5
Individual-level determinants
Household wealth quintile
 Poorest1.001.001.00
 Very poor1.34 (0.59 to 3.03)1.38 (0.61 to 3.13)1.43 (0.63 to 3.24)
 Poor0.71 (0.34 to 1.48)0.79 (0.61 to 1.65)0.82 (0.39 to 1.72)
 Less poor1.01 (0.49 to 2.66)1.12 (0.55 to 2.31)1.16 (0.56 to 2.41)
 Least poor0.54 (0.26 to 1.14)0.64 (0.31 to 1.35)0.65 (0.31 to 1.38)
Mother’s education
 At least primary education0.88 (0.50 to 1.54)
 Less than primary education1.00
BCG vaccination
 Received0.44 (0.30 to 0.65)0.45 (0.30 to 0.67)0.45 (0.31 to 0.67)
 Not received1.001.001.00
Age
 Postneonatal (<1 year)1.001.001.001.001.00
 1–2 years old0.49 (0.38 to 0.63)0.49 (0.38 to 0.62)0.49 (0.38 to 0.62)0.49 (0.38 to 0.63)0.49 (0.38 to 0.62)
 2–3 years old0.24 (0.17 to 0.33)0.24 (0.17 to 0.33)0.24 (0.17 to 0.33)0.24 (0.17 to 0.33)0.24 (0.17 to 0.33)
 3–4 years old0.17 (0.12 to 0.24)0.17 (0.12 to 0.24)0.17 (0.12 to 0.24)0.17 (0.12 to 0.24)0.17 (0.12 to 0.24)
 4–5 years old0.04 (0.03 to 0.07)0.05 (0.03 to 0.07)0.04 (0.03 to 0.07)0.04 (0.03 to 0.07)0.04 (0.03 to 0.07)
Year
 2005–20061.001.001.001.001.00
 2006–20071.68 (1.05 to 2.69)1.67 (1.04 to 2.68)1.67 (1.04 to 2.68)1.67 (1.04 to 2.68)1.68 (1.05 to 2.70)
 2007–20081.42 (0.86 to 2.32)1.37 (0.83 to 2.24)1.37 (0.84 to 2.25)1.52 (0.92 to 2.51)1.51 (0.92 to 2.49)
 2008–20091.00 (0.59 to 1.70)0.96 (0.57 to 1.63)0.97 (0.57 to 1.64)1.09 (0.64 to 1.85)1.07 (0.63 to 1.83)
 2009–20101.45 (0.89 to 2.36)1.38 (0.85 to 2.25)1.38 (0.84 to 2.24)1.65 (1.00 to 2.73)1.54 (0.94 to 2.53)
 2010–20111.49 (0.92 to 2.41)1.43 (0.89 to 2.32)1.43 (0.89 to 2.32)1.73 (1.05 to 2.85)1.64 (1.00 to 2.68)
 2011–20121.04 (0.63 to 1.72)1.00 (0.60 to 1.66)1.01 (0.61 to 1.68)1.26 (0.74 to 2.14)1.16 (0.69 to 1.94)
 2012–20131.05 (0.64 to 1.73)1.01 (0.61 to 1.67)1.02 (0.62 to 1.69)1.28 (0.75 to 2.17)1.18 (0.70 to 1.97)
 2013–20140.75 (0.44 to 1.28)0.74 (0.43 to 1.27)0.75 (0.44 to 1.28)0.94 (0.53 to 1.67)0.86 (0.50 to 1.49)
 2014–20150.65 (0.37 to 1.16)0.65 (0.37 to 1.16)0.66 (0.37 to 1.17)0.84 (0.46 to 1.53)0.75 (0.42 to 1.35)
Community-level determinants
 Maternal education (% primary education)0.83 (0.70 to 0.99)
 % of poorest quintile per village1.57 (0.94 to 2.65)