Table 1.
Sociodemographics, and child health-related information of the respondents
| Variables | Number | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age of mothers(n = 756) | (Mean) 24.3 ± 5.7 yrs. | ||
| <20 | 165 | 21.8 | |
| 20-29 | 438 | 57.9 | |
| 30-39 | 138 | 18.3 | |
| 40-49 | 15 | 2.0 | |
| Number of child | (Mean) 2.5 ± 1.9 | ||
| Age of child (n = 756) | (Mean) 12.1 ± 6.7 months | ||
| 0-5 months | 169 | 22.4 | |
| 6-11 months | 173 | 22.9 | |
| 12-18 months | 270 | 35.7 | |
| 19-23 months | 144 | 19.0 | |
| Gender of child (n = 756) | |||
| boy | 383 | 50.9 | |
| girl | 370 | 49.1 | |
| Birth order of the child (participants) (n = 756) | |||
| 1-2 | 468 | 61.9 | |
| 3+ | 288 | 38.1 | |
| Years of school attendance of mothers(n = 756) | (Mean) 5.8 ± 3.6 yrs. | ||
| no formal education | 76 | 10.1 | |
| primary school (1-6 yrs) | 264 | 34.9 | |
| secondary school (7-12 yrs) | 311 | 41.1 | |
| higher education (≥13 yrs) | 105 | 13.9 | |
| Mother's occupation (n = 756) | |||
| housewife | 675 | 89.3 | |
| Number of family per household | (Mean) 6.8 ± 3.3 | ||
| Average monthly income (in USD)(n = 744) (Median)800 (= 58.0 USD) [IQR:500-1300] | |||
| <500 (<36.3 USD) | 137 | 18.5 | |
| 500-799(36.3-58.0 USD) | 170 | 22.8 | |
| 800-1299(58.0-94.3 USD) | 248 | 33.3 | |
| ≥1300(≥94.3 USD) | 189 | 25.4 | |
| Distance to the nearest health facilities (n = 756) | |||
| <30 minutes on foot | 379 | 50.1 | |
| ≥30 minutes on foot | 219 | 29.0 | |
| Not walking distance (by vehicle, motorbike etc.) | 158 | 20.9 | |
| Child stunting (<-2HAZ)(n = 754) | |||
| <-2HAZ | 227 | 30.1 | |
| ≥-2HAZ | 527 | 69.9 | |
| Child underweight (<-WAZ)(n = 755) | |||
| <-2WAZ | 78 | 10.3 | |
| ≥-2WAZ | 677 | 89.7 | |
| Child wasting (<-WHZ)(n = 754) | |||
| <-2WHZ | 37 | 5.0 | |
| ≥-2WHZ | 717 | 95.0 | |
| Had symptoms of diarrhea (target child)b | yes | 129 | 17.1 |
| Had symptoms of respiratory disease (target child)b | yes | 524 | 69.3 |
| Had experience of child death before | yes | 128 | 16.9 |
| Participated in health education before | yes | 286 | 37.8 |
| Proportion of medical cost to monthly income (Median) 10.0% [IQR:4.2-23.7] | |||
a1 USD = 13.77 Cordobas (2002)
b within the last 14 days prior to this study