Frequentist and Bayesian Regression Approaches for Determining Risk Factors of Child Mortality in Ghana

Table 1

Percentage distribution of the response variable (death status) and the predictors.

Variable	(%)
Death status
No (alive)	5595 (95.09)
Yes (death)	289 (4.91)
Gender
Female	2818 (47.89)
Male	3066 (52.11)
Delivery place
Private and other health facilities	2172 (36.91)
Government	3712 (63.09)
Caesarean section
No	5268 (89.53)
Yes	616 (10.47)
Child size at birth
Small	1019 (17.32)
Average	1944 (33.04)
Large	2921 (49.64)
Wealth index
Poor	3190 (54.21)
Middle	1083 (18.41)
Rich	1611 (27.38)
Geographical location
Rural	3540 (60.16)
Urban	2344 (39.84)
Mother’s education
No formal education	2042 (34.70)
Formal education	3842 (65.30)