Table 1 Forty-three factors associated with child survival and thematic groups as used in the current analysis. Their definitions and respective data sources are detailed in Additional file 1
Group | ID | Variable |
|---|---|---|
Environmental factors | 1 | Rural residency |
2 | Precipitation | |
3 | Enhanced vegetation index (EVI) | |
Maternal factors | 4 | Maternal education |
5 | Maternal literacy | |
6 | Female-headed households (maternal autonomy) | |
7 | Short birth spacing | |
8 | Use of modern contraceptives | |
9 | High parity | |
Child factors | 10 | Underweight |
11 | Wasted | |
12 | Stunted | |
13 | Breastfed within the first hour of birth | |
14 | Exclusive breastfeeding | |
15 | Continued breastfeeding | |
16 | Low birth weight (LBW) | |
Household factors | 17 | Poor household |
18 | Improved sanitation | |
19 | Access to any form of a toilet | |
10 | Improved water | |
21 | Access to wells borehole and piped water | |
Infections | 22 | HIV infection prevalence |
23 | Malaria infection prevalence | |
Healthcare utilisation | 24 | At least one antenatal care visit (ANC1) |
25 | At least four antenatal care visits (ANC4) | |
26 | Skilled birth attendance (SBA) | |
27 | Health facility deliveries (HFD) | |
28 | Diarrhoea treatment-seeking | |
29 | Fever/cough treatment-seeking | |
Child health interventions | 30 | Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) |
31 | Three diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis vaccinations (DPT3) | |
32 | Three doses of polio (Polio3) | |
33 | Measles | |
34 | Fully immunised | |
35 | Oral rehydration salts (ORS use) | |
36 | Vitamin A-children | |
37 | Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) use by children | |
38 | Recommended antimalarial use | |
Maternal health interventions | 39 | Tetanus toxoid injection |
40 | Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp 1) | |
41 | IPTp 2 | |
42 | Iron supplement | |
43 | Vitamin A-mothers |