Table 2.
Description of the Children Included in the Coverage Survey by Incidence Strata, Maroua, Cameroon, 2009
| High Incidence |
Middle Incidence |
Low Incidence |
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| Variable | % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) |
| Age | ||||||
| ≤5 y | 43.5 | (40.2–46.8) | 42.4 | (39.7–45.1) | 41.4 | (36.5–46.3) |
| >5 y | 56.5 | (53.2–59.8) | 57.6 | (54.9–60.3) | 58.6 | (53.7–63.5) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 52.3 | (49.3–55.4) | 48.3 | (44.4–52.2) | 48.6 | (44.4–52.8) |
| Female | 47.7 | (44.6–50.7) | 51.7 | (47.8–55.6) | 51.4 | (47.2–55.6) |
| Main caregiver | ||||||
| Mother | 87.8 | (83.1–92.6) | 83.2 | (78.2–88.2) | 79.7 | (73.0–86.5) |
| Father | 4.0 | (1.1–6.9) | 8.6 | (4.2–13.0) | 6.6 | (2.5–10.7) |
| Other | 8.2 | (4.7–11.6) | 8.2 | (5.7–10.7) | 13.7 | (8.7–18.6) |
| Literacya | ||||||
| No | 77.8 | (70.4–85.2) | 72.3 | (63.4–81.1) | 65.7 | (52.0–79.4) |
| Yes | 22.2 | (14.8–29.6) | 27.7 | (18.9–36.6) | 34.3 | (20.6–48.0) |
NOTE. CI, confidence interval. 95% confidence intervals calculated considering the design effect.
a
Literacy of the caregiver defined as the ability to read and write.