Table 4

Crude and adjusted HRs from mixed effect Cox model (frailty model) of under-5 mortality risks by social characteristics of mothers and households, Rwanda, 2005–2010

CharacteristicCrude analyses*Adjusted analyses†
HR95% CIHR95% CI
Maternal education
 Secondary or higherReferenceReference
 Primary1.140.84 to 1.531.100.81 to 1.51
 No formal education1.501.09 to 2.071.421.00 to 2.01
Household residence
 UrbanReferenceReference
 Rural1.140.89 to 1.481.060.80 to 1.40
Household wealth‡
 RicherReferenceReference
 Middle1.090.87 to 1.371.040.82 to 1.31
 Poorer1.130.94 to 1.361.060.87 to 1.29
Maternal age (years)
 <201.270.92 to 1.75
 20–34Reference
 >341.070.84 to 1.37
Birth order
 1st birth1.100.90 to 1.35
 2nd to 6th birthReference
 >6th birth1.190.90 to 1.57
Sex of child
 MaleReference
 Female0.870.74 to 1.02
  • *Crude analyses of under-5 mortality performed by mixed effect Cox model (frailty model). Fixed factors (maternal education, residence, household wealth) included separately in models, nested within random factor cluster.

  • †Adjusted analyses of under-5 mortality performed by means of mixed effect Cox model. Fixed factors (maternal education, residence, household wealth, maternal age, birth order and sex of child) included simultaneously in model, nested within random factor cluster.

  • ‡Two richest and two poorest quintiles dichotomised as ‘richer’ and ‘poorer’ quintiles.