Determinants of mortality in children aged under two years in Bangladesh using two approaches: an analysis of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014 data

Authors

  • Md Sazedur Rahman Statistics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
  • Md Ashfikur Rahman Development Studies Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
  • Laila Afroze Statistics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
  • Md Saidur Rahman Department of Management, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh
  • Abdul Gaffar Khan Department of Business Administration, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh
  • Zarzis Al Mahmud Department of Statistics, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh
  • Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v21i2.58075

Keywords:

Under-2 child mortality; Prevalence; Determinants; Children; Bangladesh

Abstract

Aims: Mortality in children aged under two years is a severe public health problem in many developing countries. The aims of the study were to reveal the prevalence and factors associated with mortality in children under two years in Bangladesh.

Methods: Data were analyzed using the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014. A total of 7886 participant data used in this study. The chi-square test of association was performed with dependent and independent variables to measure the prevalence rate, while the final model binary logistic and log-binomial regressions were used to identify the potential risk factors for under-two mortalities.

Results: The prevalence of under-2 mortalities in Bangladesh was 3.9%. Regression analysis revealed that a lower level of paternal education, succeeding birth interval less than 24 months, multiple birth babies, and smaller than the average size at birth were significantly associated with children’s mortality under two years in Bangladesh.

Conclusions: Despite improvements in the reduction of child mortality in Bangladesh, many children died within the first 24 months of life, mostly preventable. Programs towards increasing education levels and pregnancy intervals might help in preventing infant mortality in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 21 No. 02 April’22 Page : 413-421

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2022-02-25

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Rahman, M. S. ., Rahman, M. A. ., Afroze, L. ., Rahman, M. S. ., Khan, A. G. ., Mahmud, Z. A. ., & Shariful Islam, S. M. . (2022). Determinants of mortality in children aged under two years in Bangladesh using two approaches: an analysis of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014 data. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 21(2), 413–421. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v21i2.58075

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Vol. 21 No. 2 (2022)

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