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Table 3 Regression coefficients estimation and marginal effects of the determinants of child survival probability from 0 to 5 years in Côte d’Ivoire—result of Probit1 model- STATA SE 14 software used

From: Breastfeeding and child survival from 0 to 5 years in Côte d'Ivoire

Dependent variables

Coef

SE2

P value

95% CI

Marg eff 3

Constant

0.7352

0.0865

0.000

(0.5657; 0.9046)

0.9213 (0.000)

Immediate exclusive breastfeeding4

0.1663

0.0505

0.001

(0.0672; 0.2653)

0.0230 (0.000)

Breastfeeding mixed with other milk5

0.4645

0.0819

0.000

(0.3040; 0.6290

0.0715 (0.000)

Breastfeeding with other liquids6

0.0832

0.0873

0.341

(−0.0879; 0.2543)

0.01224 (0.342)

Vitamins7

0.0093

0.0854

0.913

(−01582; 0.1767)

0.0013 (0.913)

Alcohol8

0.0893

0.1285

0.487

(−0.1626; 0.3492)

0.0124 (0.460)

Level of education9

Primary

0.0809

0.0514

0.115

(−0.00197; 0.1816)

0.0115 (0.104)

Secondary and higher

0.1842

0.0803

0.022

(0.0027; 0.3416)

0.0243 (0.010)

Woman lives with spouse10

0.0736

0.0491

0.134

(−0.0227; 0.1699)

0.01106 (0.143)

Woman is head of household11

0.2344

0.1058

0.027

  (0.02700; 0.44181)

0.0229 (0.009)

Healthy environment12

0.1373

0.0392

0.000

(0.0604; 0.2141)

0.0201 (0.000)

Drinking water13

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No access

− 0.0052

0.0082

0.530

0.0213

− 0.0007

Log likelihood

− 2208.52

––

(0.0530)

LR χ2 (11)

209.65

Prob > χ2

0.0000

Obs

7776

 

  1. 1In the estimation of Probit model, the dependent variable is the probability of child survival
  2. 2SE = standard error
  3. 3Marginal effects are partial derivatives of the characteristics—the values in parentheses are the P value
  4. 4 Immediate exclusive breastfeeding: yes = 1, 0 = otherwise
  5. 5Breastfeeding mixed with other milk: yes = 1, 0 = otherwise
  6. 6Breastfeeding with others liquids: yes = 1, 0 = otherwise
  7. 7Vitamins: yes = 1, 0 = otherwise
  8. 8Alcohol: yes = 1, 0 = otherwise
  9. 9Level of education: base = no education
  10. 10Woman lives with spouse: yes = 1, 0 = otherwise
  11. 11Woman is head of household: yes = 1, 0 = otherwise
  12. 12Healthy environment: yes = 1, 0 = otherwise
  13. 13Drinking water: base = access to drinking water
  14. Source: From DHS-MICS-2011-2012-CI data