Table 2.
Bivariate associations* between predictor variables and vitamin A supplementation (VAS) among children aged 6–59 months in thirteen sub-Saharan African countries, 2010–2015
| Received VAS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | P value | |
| Strategy | |||
| Door-to-door | 18 988 | 91·4 | <0·001 |
| Fixed-site+outreach | 34 320 | 62·8 | |
| Area type | |||
| Rural | 29 366 | 72·5 | <0·001 |
| Urban | 11 275 | 70·3 | |
| Child sex | |||
| Female | 26 224 | 71·0 | 0·075 |
| Male | 27 065 | 70·4 | |
| Child age group | |||
| 6–11 months | 8099 | 71·4 | 0·005 |
| 12–60 months | 44 013 | 70·1 | |
| Caregiver education | |||
| None | 12 224 | 73·3 | <0·001 |
| Any | 25 241 | 67·6 | |
| Campaign awareness | |||
| Yes | 45 770 | 94·1 | <0·001 |
| No | 3579 | 21·6 | |
*
Chi-square analysis.