Timing of Infant Mortality: What Are the Predictors in Lesotho

Ofentse Lekgatho, N/A
Mased Holly Lorato Khata

The main aim of this paper is to study the socioeconomic and demographic predictors of timing of infant mortality utilizing the nationally representative survey data of Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey (LDHS), 2014. Logistic regression analyses have been used to study the factors predicting timing of infant mortality. Multivariate logistic regression analysis show type of place of residence, Makhotlong and Quithing region, and source of drinking water as factors significantly associated with timing of infant mortality. Live birth in Quithing and Makhotlong were more likely to die after a months AOR (2.493) and (2.851) respectively compared to Thaba-Tsheka region. Children born in rural area were almost 50 % AOR (0.493) as likely to survive the first months.Live birth from household with piped water were about 2 (1.538) times more likely to survive first month. Findings need to be scientifically utilized in developing suitable programs addressing the case of infant mortality.