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. 2025 Apr 23;15:14174. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-85998-w

Table 2.

Socioeconomic characteristics of families.

Variables n %
Household members
 ≤ 5 3 831 27.4
 6–10 7 387 52.8
 11–20 2 405 17.2
 > 20 363 2.6
Number of children
 ≤ 3 3 341 23.9
 4–5 4 005 28.6
 > 5 6 640 47.5
Number of children under 5
 ≤ 2 10 295 73.6
 3–4 2 888 20.6
 > 4 803 5.7
Number of wives
 1 9 139 88.4
 > 1 1 200 11.6
The ideal number of boys
 ≤ 1 2 535 18.1
 2–3 6 185 44.2
 > 3 5 266 37.7
Sex of the head of the HH
 Male 11 278 80.6
 Female 2 708 19.4
Age of the head of the HH
 ≤ 30 1 059 7.6
 31–60 10 961 78.4
 > 60 1 966 14.1
Wealth index
 Poorest 2 980 21.3
 Poorer 3 253 23.3
 Middle 3 200 22.9
 Richer 2 713 19.4
 Richest 1 840 13.2