Table 3.
Weighted descriptive statistics of socio-economic variables associated with prescriptions from qualified and unqualified sources.
| Variables | Category | Qualified, weighted N (%) | Unqualified, weighted N (%) | Missing percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child’s age | One year old | 5274 (75.7) | 1691 (24.3) | 32.3 |
| Two years old | 5386 (73.8) | 1913 (26.2) | ||
| Three years old | 4458 (73.4) | 1615 (26.6) | ||
| Four years old | 3630 (72.0) | 1409 (28.0) | ||
| Five years old | 2742 (71.4) | 1100 (28.6) | ||
| Sex of the child | Male | 16,911.9 (74.7) | 5740 (25.3) | 0 |
| Female | 15,054.8 (73.4) | 5467 (26.6) | ||
| Type of place of residence | Urban | 10,686.8 (72.2) | 4121 (27.8) | 0 |
| Rural | 21,280.7 (75.0) | 7086 (25.0) | ||
| Mother’s highest educational level | No education | 8319 (74.3) | 2876 (25.7) | 5.3 |
| Primary | 8630 (74.1) | 3014 (25.9) | ||
| Secondary | 11,141.2 (76.1) | 3499 (23.9) | ||
| Higher | 2691 (78.8) | 726.1 (21.3) | ||
| Number of children under 5 in the household | One | 13,369.1 (76.8) | 4056 (23.3) | 0 |
| Two | 12,361.9 (73.5) | 4457 (26.5) | ||
| Three | 4143 (69.1) | 1852 (30.9) | ||
| Four | 1137 (69.7) | 494.5 (30.3) | ||
| Five or above | 913.7 (72.4) | 348.5 (27.6) | ||
| Partner’s/husband’s occupation (grouped) | Did not work | 678.8 (76.3) | 210.8 (23.7) | 22.2 |
| Agriculture | 6859 (71.7) | 2710 (28.3) | ||
| Manual labour | 7312 (71.7) | 2882 (28.3) | ||
| Professional/technical/managerial | 3058 (72.8) | 1145 (27.3) | ||
| Others | 6361 (72.7) | 2386 (27.3) | ||
| Respondents occupation (grouped) | Did not work | 13,253.5 (72.2) | 5093 (27.8) | 16.2 |
| Agriculture | 5155 (72.7) | 1937 (27.3) | ||
| Manual labour | 1654 (74.7) | 561.2 (25.3) | ||
| Professional/technical/managerial | 1414 (76.0) | 446.8 (24.3) | ||
| Others | 4721 (70.7) | 1954 (29.3) | ||
| Wealth index combined | Poorest | 6619 (73.70 | 2365 (26.3) | 0 |
| Poorer | 6398 (73.2) | 2343 (26.8) | ||
| Middle | 6571 (74.1) | 2296 (25.9) | ||
| Richer | 6687 (75.5) | 2174 (24.5) | ||
| Richest | 5692 (73.7) | 2029 (26.3) | ||
| Body mass index (BMI) of children under five | 1 | 157.2 (74.5) | 53.7 (25.5) | 36.1 |
| 2 | 6981 (74.2) | 2431 (25.8) | ||
| 3 | 11,184.3 (72.9) | 4173 (27.2) | ||
| 4 | 1805 (75.3) | 592.1 (24.7) | ||
| 5 | 152.7 (72.1) | 59.1 (27.9) | ||
| Delivery by caesarean section | No | 26,742.6 (73.1) | 9841 (26.9) | 0.4 |
| Yes | 5118 (80.0) | 1281 (20.0) | ||
| Months of breastfeeding | One year breastfed | 8178 (76.3) | 2534 (23.7) | 5.2 |
| Two years breastfed | 6675 (77.2) | 1973 (22.8) | ||
| Three years breastfed | 1706 (78.7) | 462.9 (21.3) | ||
| Four years breastfed | 409.8 (77.0) | 122.1 (23.0) | ||
| Five years breastfed | 157 (77.1) | 46.7 (22.9) | ||
| Ever breastfed, not currently breastfed | 12,123.8 (70.3) | 5122 (29.7) | ||
| Never breastfed | 990.1 (69.8) | 429 (30.2) | ||
| Inconsistent | 4.6 (90.1) | 0.5 (9.9) | ||
| Ever had vaccination | No | 779.5 (63.1) | 455.4 (36.9) | 72.6 |
| Yes | 7056 (66.6) | 3543 (33.4) |