Table 1.
Basic socio-demographic characteristics with an urban-rural comparison.
| Urban n (%) | Rural n (%) | |
| Residence | 326 (100) | 401 (100) |
| Head of household | ||
| Male | 309 (95.1) | 379 (94.5) |
| Female | 16 (4.9) | 22 (5.5) |
| Mother's age | ||
| ≤19 | 65 (20.1) | 64 (16.2) |
| 20 – 24 | 126 (38.9) | 121 (30.6) |
| 25 – 29 | 56 (17.3) | 90 (22.7) |
| ≥30 | 77 (23.8) | 121 (30.6) |
| Marital status | ||
| Traditional marriage | 254 (77.9) | 330 (82.3) |
| Religious and civil marriage | 39 (12.0) | 39 (9.7) |
| Other: Single/Widowed/Separated/Divorced/No answer | 33 (10.1) | 32 (8.0) |
| Mother's education | ||
| None | 27 (8.3) | 32 (8.0) |
| Stopped in primary | 103 (31.6) | 198 (49.4) |
| Completed primary | 61 (18.7) | 78 (19.5) |
| Secondary lower | 67 (20.6) | 66 (16.5) |
| Secondary higher and above | 68 (20.9) | 27 (6.7) |
| Father's educationa | ||
| None | 20 (7.5) | 20 (5.7) |
| Stopped in primary | 42 (15.7) | 119 (34.2) |
| Completed primary | 55 (20.6) | 99 (28.4) |
| Secondary lower | 45 (16.9) | 56 (16.1) |
| Secondary higher and above | 105 (39.3) | 54 (15.5) |
| Mother's work | ||
| Farming | 139 (42.6) | 368 (92.2) |
| Do not farm | 187 (57.4) | 31 (7.8) |
| Additional job | 84 (25.8) | 49 (12.4) |
| No additional job | 241 (74.2) | 345 (87.6) |
| Father's work | ||
| Farming | 92 (30.5) | 270 (71.4) |
| Do not farm | 210 (69.5) | 108 (28.6) |
| Additional job | 265 (87.7) | 235 (63.5) |
| No additional job | 37 (12.3) | 135 (36.5) |
| Religion; 3 main denominations | ||
| Protestant | 122 (37.3) | 114 (28.6) |
| Catholic | 68 (21.0) | 37 (9.3) |
| Muslim | 134 (41.4) | 399 (55.2) |
| Owning land | ||
| Yes | 220 (68.1) | 341 (87.0) |
| No | 103 (31.9) | 51 (13.0) |
| Socio-economic wealth index | ||
| Bottom quintile | 31 (9.6) | 62 (15.5) |
| 2nd quintile | 58 (18.0) | 74 (18.5) |
| 3rd quintile | 83 (25.8) | 101 (25.3) |
| 4th quintile | 75 (23.3) | 75 (18.8) |
| Top quintile | 75 (23.3) | 87 (21.8) |
| Gender of infant | ||
| Girl | 156 (47.9) | 190 (47.4) |
| Boy | 170 (52.1) | 211 (52.6) |
| Age of infant | ||
| < 3 months | 101 (31.0) | 117 (29.2) |
| 3 – 5 months | 81 (24.8) | 115 (28.7) |
| 6 – 8 months | 90 (27.6) | 84 (20.9) |
| 9 – 11 months | 54 (16.6) | 85 (21.2) |
| Number of siblings | ||
| None | 104 (32.0) | 71 (17.8) |
| 1 | 74 (22.8) | 74 (18.5) |
| 2–3 | 88 (27.1) | 108 (27.1) |
| ≥4 | 59 (18.2) | 146 (36.6) |
| The infant was weighed at birth | ||
| Yes | 194 (59.7) | 143 (36.0) |
| No | 131 (40.3) | 254 (64.0) |
| Owning a Child health card or any other written statementa | ||
| Yes | 192 (74.4) | 154 (59.0) |
| No | 66 (25.6) | 107 (41.0) |
| Adequately immunised for age | ||
| Yes | 126 (38.7) | 107 (26.7) |
| No | 200 (61.3) | 294 (73.3) |
a> 10% missing values