Table 6 Effect of wealth and other factors on child survival in Ghana-Estimated with Standard Weibull

Household level

 Wealth status

−0.120 ^a

−0.257^a

−0.096

(0.050)

(0.105)

(0.067)

 Poorest

0.523 ^a

(0.234)

 Poor

0.405 ^a

(0.212)

 Middle

0.298

(0.195)

 Richer

0.245

(0.189)

 20–29

0.225

0.232

0.217

0.226

(0.272)

(0.273)

(0.272)

(0.336)

 30–39

0.136

0.147

0.119

0.197

(0.295)

(0.296)

(0.295)

(0.369)

 Over 40

−0.178

−0.164

−0.201

−0.183

(0.344)

(0.345)

(0.345)

(0.446)

 Primary

(0.0030)

−0.002

0.004

0.155

(0.127)

(0.127)

(0.127)

(0.173)

 Secondary or higher

−0.384^a

−0.377^a

−0.399^b

−0.094

(0.152)

(0.152)

(0.152)

(0.201)

 Primary

−0.148

−0.149

−0.134

−0.453^c

(0.160)

(0.160)

(0.160)

(0.229)

 Secondary or higher

−0.407^b

−0.407^b

−0.0409^b

−0.374^a

(0.127)

(0.127)

(0.127)

(0.169)

 Safe water

−0.004

−0.009

0.028

0.007

(0.107)

(0.110)

(0.110)

(0.144)

 Improved sanitation

0.256^c

0.254^c

0.128

0.128

(0.133)

(0.135)

(0.134)

(0.177)

 Male

−0.039

−0.039

−0.042

0.023

(0.091)

(0.091)

(0.091)

(0.123)

 Birth order

0.059^c

0.058^c

0.061^a

0.049

(0.030)

(0.030)

0.030

(0.041)

 Below 24

0.361^a

0.357^a

0.362^a

0.607^b

(0.141)

(0.141)

(0.141)

(0.180)

 Above 36

−0.448^b

−0.451^b

−0.449^b

−0.429^b

(0.110)

(0.110)

(0.111)

(0.150)

 No. of children aged ≤5

−1.185^b

−1.183^b

−1.185^b

−0.973^b

(0.064)

(0.064)

(0.064)

(0.082)

 Twin

1.571^b

1.571^b

1.566^b

1.300^b

(0.175)

(0.175)

(0.175)

(0.211)

 Urban

−0.074

−0.060

−0.083

−0.153

(0.134)

(0.138)

(0.134)

(0.180)

 Southern Belt

−0.391^a

−0.398^a

−0.382^a

−0.426^a

(0.155)

(0.156)

(0.155)

(0.209)

 Ashanti-Brong

−0.514^b

−0.516^b

−0.497^b

−0.595^b

(0.166)

(0.166)

(0.166)

(0.228)

 Eastern-Volta

−0.632^b

−0.641^b

−0.618^b

−0.59^a

(0.183)

(0.185)

(0.183)

(0.241)

 Christianity

−0.203

−0.205

–0.176

–0.123

(0.173)

(0.173)

(0.174)

(0.244)

 Muslim

–0.567^a

–0.569^a

–0.557^c

–0.325

(0.280)

(0.280)

(0.281)

(0.358)

 Traditional

–0.208

–.0208

–0.207

0.057

(0.203)

(0.203)

(0.204)

(0.278)

 Others

–0.068

–0.069

–0.041

0.001

(0.177)

(0.177)

(0.177)

(0.270)

  Year 1998

0.254

0.249

–0.039

0.195

(0.181)

(0.181)

(0.337)

(0.228)

  Year 2003

0.093

0.087

–0.309

–0.142

(0.183)

(0183)

(0.348)

(0.233)

  Year 2008

0.021

–0.027

–0.682

–0.066

(0.194)

(0.194)

(0.382)

(0.242)

  (Wealth) × (year 1993)

–0.257 ^a

(0.105)

  (Wealth) × (year 1998)

0.111

(0.114)

  (Wealth) × (year 2003)

0.155

(0.118)

  (Wealth) × (year 2008)

0.247 ^a

(0.126)

  Log α (shape parameter)

–0.292^b

–0.292^b

–0.292^b

0.039

(0.042)

(0.042)

(0.042)

(0.059)

  Log likelihood

–2293

–2293

–2291

–1389

  Prob > chi-square

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000