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Determinants of multiple modes of failure in child mortality in Bangladesh: fine and gray modeling approach

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Annually, millions of children under-five die from preventable causes. This study aimed to investigate risk factors associated with the time to death from several causes in children under-five in Bangladesh. METHODOLOGY: The data were extracted from the 2022 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). A total of 13,119 under-five children were selected. Eleven causes of child mortality were categorized into disease, non-disease, and other causes. The event was death (in months), and children who were alive at the interview date were censored. This study employed the Cumulative Incidence Function (CIF) to describe cause-specific probabilities over time and the Fine and Gray competing risk model to analyze the risks of death, using sub-distribution hazard ratios (SHR). RESULT AND DISCUSSION: Among 464 (3.5%) under-five deaths, 141 (30.4%), 258 (55.6%), and 65 (14%) died from disease, non-disease, and other causes, respectively. The Sylhet division (SHR: 2.51, Confidence interval (CI): 1.25-5.01, p = 0.009) had a higher risk of child mortality due to disease, and delivery by cesarean section (SHR: 0.544, CI: 0.31-0.96, p = 0.035) had a lower risk of child mortality due to non-disease. Additionally, significant variables included mother's age, birth order number, and place of delivery for disease; mother's age, mother's education, wealth index, birth order number, and place of delivery for non-disease; and division, mother's education level, birth order number, and place of delivery for other causes. CONCLUSION: Supporting young mothers, reducing socioeconomic disparities, and tailoring interventions by birth order and specific cause of death can improve child health.

Source: Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

DOI: 10.1186/s41043-026-01242-9

Authors: Tanha Akter Tithy, Md. Atiqul Islam

Institution: Jagannath University

Language: English

Topic: Global Maternal and Child Health

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,790