Morbidity and mortality of children aged 2–59 months admitted in the Tanzania Lake Zone’s public hospitals: a cross-sectional study

Table 6 Multivariable binary logistic regression model examining factors associated with case fatality among children aged 2–59 months admitted in public hospitals in the Lake Zone (N = 1130)

Explanatory factors	Death rate^b	OR (95% CI)^a
Explanatory factors	Death rate^b	Unadjusted	Adjusted^c
Sex of the child
Male	54.3	Reference	Reference
Female	91.4	1.7 (1.0, 2.8)	1.7 (1.0, 2.8)
Child’s custodian
Both parents	69.4	Reference	Reference
One/other	105.9	1.6 (0.9, 2.8)	1.3 (0.7, 2.5)
Maternal education
Never in school	96.4	16.0 (2.1, 122.2)	14.5 (1.9, 111.2)
Some primary	79.7	13.0 (1.8, 94.4)	11.5 (1.6, 84.0)
Above primary	6.6	Reference	Reference
Ever hospitalized
Yes	47.8	Reference	Reference
Never	86.3	1.8 (1.1, 3.2)	1.6 (0.9, 2.9)
Reported time before seeking health care^d
Early (≤ 24 h)	48.1	Reference	Reference
Late (> 24 h)	92.0	2.0 (1.2, 3.3)	1.6 (0.9, 2.7)

^aOdds Ratio (95% confidence interval)
^bPer 1000 under-fives admissions
^cAdjusted for location (region)
^dSelf-reporting of time interval between onset of illness and presenting to health facility

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