Table 1.
Socio-demographic data of children
| Variables | Frequence | percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sex of children | ||
| Males | 195 | 59.6% |
| Females | 132 | 40.4% |
| Age ranges of children | ||
| < 6 months | 7 | 2.1% |
| 6 - 12 months | 8 | 2.4% |
| 1 – 5 years | 312 | 95.4% |
| Birthintervals | ||
| < 24 months | 130 | 46.1 |
| 24–47 months | 149 | 52.8 |
| > 47 months | 3 | 1.1 |
| Household'scharacteristics | ||
| Single parent | 37 | 11.3% |
| Mixed parents | 290 | 88.7% |
| Distances betweenheathfacilities and houses | ||
| < 2 Km | 327 | 100% |
| 2–4 Km | 0 | 0% |
| > 2 Km | 0 | 0% |
| Wealth index per month in USD | ||
| 50-100 | 48 | 14.6% |
| 101-150 | 49 | 14.9% |
| 151-200 | 45 | 13.8% |
| 201-250 | 43 | 13.1% |
| 251-300 | 46 | 14.1% |
| 301-350 | 10 | 3.1% |
| 351-400 | 19 | 5.8% |
| 401-450 | 9 | 2.8% |
| 451-500 | 14 | 4.3% |
| 501-550 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 551-600 | 9 | 2.8% |
| 651-700 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 701-750 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 951-1000 | 2 | 0.6% |
| >1000 | 14 | 4.3% |
| Unknown | 10 | 3.1% |
<:inferior; >: superior; Km: kilometers; USD: United States’ dollar; no participants indicated earnings in Wealth Indexes 601-650, 751-800, 801-900 and 901-950.