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Table 4 Estimates of association between child mortality indicators and the interaction of mining proximity (0–10 km vs 10–50 km) and the mine life stages using alternative specifications

From: Assessing the effects of mining projects on child health in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis

Interaction (proximity*active)$

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Under-five mortality (0–59 months)

Neonatal mortality (0–30 days)

Post-neonatal mortality (1–11 months)

Child mortality (12–59 months)

Close* planning phase (9–5 years before)

0.93

0.62

1.50

0.90

(0.67–1.27)

(0.36–1.04)

(0.89–2.54)

(0.49–1.65)

Close*prospection and construction phase (4–0 years before)

0.84

0.43**

1.21

1.40

(0.60–1.19)

(0.25–0.75)

(0.68–2.13)

(0.81–2.41)

Close*early extraction phase (1–5 years after)

1.04

0.81

0.87

1.67

(0.68–1.58)

(0.46–1.43)

(0.43–1.78)

(0.68–4.12)

Close*advanced extraction phase (> 5 years after)

0.43

0.10*

0.89

1.17

(0.16–1.18)

(0.02–0.61)

(0.30–2.68)

(0.30–4.51)

Observations

90,056

89,812

87,281

82,558

  1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01
  2. $ - interaction term between clusters’ proximity (0–10 km) and the mine activity status at childbirth year; All models are adjusted for child sex, twin births, maternal age, maternal education, residence, wealth index, birth order, number of children ever born to mother, mine, and birth year
  3. The treatment group corresponds to children born within a distance radius of 10 km from active mines, categorised in four mine life stages. The reference group (control) are children born within 10 km before mine activation plus those born 10–50 km away regardless of mines’ activity status
  4. Mine life stages stratify all logistic regression estimations compared against the reference comprised of the interaction between clusters located at 10–50 km and all periods of mine life stages
  5. The reported estimates are crude and adjusted odds ratio (OR), and the 95% confidence intervals (CIs) are shown in parentheses and are clustered at the survey-cluster level
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