Table 1. Characteristics of caregivers of children 6–59 months who participated in the evaluation survey (N = 1741) and their households.
| Variables | Subcategories | N (%)* |
| Age (years) | <20 | 203 (11.7) |
| 20<30 | 892 (51.2) | |
| 30<40 | 462 (26.5) | |
| ≥40 | 184 (10.5) | |
| Sex | Female | 1731 (99.4) |
| Male | 10 (0.6) | |
| Number of births | <4 | 748 (42.9) |
| 4–6 | 623 (35.8) | |
| 7–10 | 329 (18.9) | |
| ≥11 | 41 (2.4) | |
| Number of living children | <4 | 966 (55.5) |
| 4–6 | 622 (35.7) | |
| 7–10 | 152 (8.7) | |
| ≥11 | 1 (0.1) | |
| Number of children 6–59 months | 1 | 1175 (67.5) |
| 2 | 521 (29.9) | |
| ≥3 | 45 (2.6) | |
| Marital status | Married | 1704 (97.8) |
| Widow | 26 (1.5) | |
| Single | 5 (0.3) | |
| Separated | 6 (0.4) | |
| Education | No education | 1353 (77.7) |
| Some schooling (primary and/or literacy training) | 236 (13.6) | |
| Koranic school | 126 (7.2) | |
| Some secondary school or higher | 26 (1.4) | |
| Occupation | Commerce | 1018 (58.4) |
| Agriculture | 549 (31.5) | |
| Fishing | 79 (4.5) | |
| Crafts | 46 (2.6) | |
| None | 35 (2.0) | |
| Teaching | 11 (0.6) | |
| Herding | 3 (0.2) | |
| Primary water source | Open wells | 1151 (66.1) |
| Pump water | 224 (12.9) | |
| Faucet water | 198 (11.4) | |
| Closed wells | 167 (9.6) | |
| Stagnant water | 1 (0.1) | |
| Primary form of transport | Carriage (donkey or horse) | 719 (50.2) |
| Walking | 605 (34.8) | |
| Motorcycle | 189 (10.9) | |
| Bicycle | 50 (2.9) | |
| Public transport | 21 (1.2) | |
| Private vehicle | 2 (0.1) | |
| Primary source of health information | Radio | 437 (25.1) |
| Community volunteers | 409 (23.5) | |
| Health agents | 385 (22.1) | |
| Village chiefs | 206 (11.8) | |
| Family members | 144 (8.3) | |
| No one | 81 (4.7) | |
| Women's groups | 39 (2.2) | |
| Television | 23 (1.3) | |
| Friends | 17 (0.9) | |
| Electricity | Electricity not present | 1714 (98.4) |
| Electricity present | 27 (1.6) |