Table 1.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of Peruvian children aged 6–59 months.
| Baseline characteristics | n (%)* | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (months) | ||
| 6–23 | 6,839 (34.08) | |
| 24–42 | 7,048 (34.33) | |
| 43–59 | 6,325 (31.59) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 10,219 (50.54) | |
| Female | 9,993 (49.46) | |
| Wealth index | ||
| Poorest | 6,052 (25.09) | |
| Poor | 5,312 (23.45) | |
| Middle | 5,312 (20.6) | |
| Rich | 2,973 (17.49) | |
| Richest | 1,925 (13.37) | |
| Area of residence | ||
| Urban | 13,841 (74.1) | |
| Rural | 6,371 (25.9) | |
| Mother’s age (years) | ||
| 15–24 | 4,257 (20.67) | |
| 25–34 | 9,678 (47.71) | |
| ≥ 35 years | 6,277 (31.62) | |
| Vaccination coverage | ||
| Complete | 13,017 (64.12) | |
| Incomplete | 7,190 (35.88) | |
| Use of antiparasitic in the previous 6 months | ||
| Yes | 7,186 (32.09) | |
| No | 13,026 (67.91) | |
| Place of delivery | ||
| Institutional | 18,805 (94.09) | |
| Non-institutional | 1,117 (5.91) | |
| Health insurance | ||
| Yes | 17,561 (85.2) | |
| No | 2,651 (14.8) | |
| Source of drinking water | ||
| Safe | 13,445 (70.45) | |
| Unsafe | 6,767 (29.55) | |
| Mother’s education | ||
| No education or primary | 3,869 (18.32) | |
| Secondary | 9,623 (46.63) | |
| Higher | 6,720 (35.05) | |
| Exposure to media (internet, TV, radio) | ||
| Yes | 18,029 (90.72) | |
| No | 2,183 (9.28) | |
| Region of origin | ||
| Lima (Metropolitan area) | 2,522 (26.21) | |
| Rest of the Coast | 5,974 (28.29) | |
| Highlands | 6,650 (27.64) | |
| Jungle | 5,066 (17.87) | |
| Birth weight | ||
| Mean in grams (SD) | 3456.43 (SD: 1210.36) | |
| Low | 1,244 (6.12) | |
| Normal | 17,163 (85.32) | |
| Macrosomia | 1,805 (8.56) | |
| Acute malnutrition | ||
| Not malnourished | 20,133 (99.65) | |
| Moderate | 63 (0.28) | |
| Severe | 16 (0.07) | |
| Exclusive breastfeeding | ||
| Yes | 19,331 (95.26) | |
| No | 881 (4.74) | |
SD, standard deviation. *All proportions were weighted.