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. 2014 Jun;32(2):356–366.

Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics

Characteristics Ethiopia India Angola
Total Total Total
N (%) N (%) N (%)
Literacy status
  Non-literate 474 (57.1) 393 (65.2) 128 (28.4)
  Literate 356 (42.9) 210 (34.8) 322 (71.6)
Language spoken
   Main dialect 416 (50.1) 597 (99.0) 253 (56.2)
  Other dialects 414 (49.9) 6 (1.0) 197 (43.8)
Length of stay at current residence
  >1 year 42 (5.1) 245 (40.6) 151 (33.6)
  1 to <11 years 254 (30.6) 358 (59.4) 299 (66.4)
  ≥11 years 534 (64.3)
Mother works outside home
  No 518 (62.4) 580 (96.2) 160 (35.6)
  Yes 312 (37.6) 23 (3.8) 290 (64.4)
Distance to health post
  30 minutes or more 232 (28.0) 32 (5.3) 193 (42.9)
  <30 minutes 598 (72.0) 571 (94.7) 257 (57.1)
Type of area
  Pastoralist/rural 263 (31.7) 300 (49.8) 255 (56.7)
  Semi-pastoralist/urban 281 (33.9) 303 (50.2) 195 (43.3)
  Agrarian 286 (34.5)