Table 1.
Characteristics of parents and children aged 0–59 months in Tanzania 2010 (n = 7324)
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Individual level factors | ||
| Parental factor | ||
| Maternal working status | ||
| Non-working | 984 | 13.4 |
| Working (past 12 months) | 6340 | 86.6 |
| Maternal education | ||
| No education | 1887 | 25.8 |
| Primary | 4982 | 68.0 |
| Secondary and above | 456 | 6.2 |
| Partner's occupation | ||
| Non agriculture | 2168 | 29.6 |
| Agriculture | 4759 | 65.0 |
| Not working | 398 | 5.4 |
| Partner's education (n = 6932) | ||
| No education | 1266 | 18.3 |
| Primary | 5090 | 73.4 |
| Secondary and above | 576 | 8.3 |
| Mother's age | ||
| 15–24 years | 2188 | 29.9 |
| 25–34 years | 3310 | 45.2 |
| 35-49 years | 1826 | 24.9 |
| Mother's age at birth | ||
| < 19 years | 1091 | 14.9 |
| 20–29 years | 3805 | 52.0 |
| 30–39 years | 2141 | 29.2 |
| 40 and above | 288 | 3.9 |
| Marital status | ||
| Currently married | 6260 | 85.5 |
| Formerly married (div/sep/widow) | 701 | 9.6 |
| Never married | 363 | 5.0 |
| Birth order | ||
| First-born | 1439 | 19.6 |
| 2nd -4th | 3546 | 48.4 |
| 5 or more | 2339 | 31.9 |
| Preceding birth interval | ||
| No previous birth | 1439 | 19.7 |
| < 24 months | 895 | 12.2 |
| > 24 months | 4979 | 68.1 |
| Place of delivery | ||
| Home | 3684 | 50.3 |
| Health facility | 3640 | 49.7 |
| Mode of delivery (n = 7301) | ||
| Non-caesarean | 6987 | 95.7 |
| Caesarean | 314 | 4.3 |
| Type of delivery assistance (n = 7193) | ||
| Health professional | 3567 | 49.6 |
| Traditional birth attendant | 976 | 13.6 |
| Relatives and other untrained personnel | 2388 | 33.2 |
| No one | 262 | 3.6 |
| Antenatal clinic visits (n = 5134) | ||
| None | 98 | 1.9 |
| 1–3. | 2839 | 55.3 |
| 4+ | 2198 | 42.8 |
| Timing of postnatal check-up (n = 7235) | ||
| No check-ups (including missing) | 5536 | 76.5 |
| 0–2 days | 814 | 11.2 |
| 3–6 days | 327 | 4.5 |
| 7 + days | 559 | 7.7 |
| Maternal BMI (n = 7240) | ||
| <= 18.5 (kg/m2) | 668 | 9.2 |
| > 18.5 (kg/m2) | 6572 | 90.8 |
| Child breastfeeding (BF) status | ||
| Exclusive BF | 840 | 11.5 |
| BF + water | 177 | 2.4 |
| BF + supplementsa | 3499 | 47.8 |
| No BF | 2809 | 38.4 |
| Mother is literate (n = 7257) | ||
| No | 3024 | 41.7 |
| Yes | 4233 | 58.3 |
| Mother read newspaper (n = 7317) | ||
| No | 6418 | 87.7 |
| Yes | 900 | 12.3 |
| Mother listened to the radio (n = 7322) | ||
| No | 3537 | 48.3 |
| Yes | 3785 | 51.7 |
| Mother watched TV | ||
| No | 6342 | 86.6 |
| Yes | 982 | 13.4 |
| Child level factors | ||
| Sex of baby | ||
| Male | 3647 | 49.8 |
| Female | 3678 | 50.2 |
| Size of baby | ||
| Small | 562 | 7.9 |
| Average | 4992 | 70.6 |
| Large | 1522 | 21.5 |
| Child had diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks (n = 7308) | ||
| No | 6207 | 84.9 |
| Yes | 1101 | 15.1 |
| Child had fever in last two weeks (n = 7303) | ||
| No | 5560 | 76.1 |
| Yes | 1743 | 23.9 |
| Household level factors | ||
| Wealth Index | ||
| Poorest | 1566 | 21.4 |
| Poorer | 1747 | 23.9 |
| Middle | 1647 | 22.5 |
| Rich | 1369 | 18.7 |
| Richest | 996 | 13.6 |
| Source of drinking water | ||
| Protected | 3088 | 42.2 |
| Unprotected | 4237 | 57.8 |
| Community level factors | ||
| Type of residence | ||
| Urban | 1442 | 19.7 |
| Rural | 5883 | 80.3 |
| Geographic Zones | ||
| Northern | 956 | 13.1 |
| Eastern | 849 | 11.6 |
| Western | 1547 | 21.1 |
| Southern Highlands | 1016 | 13.9 |
| Lake | 1487 | 20.3 |
| Southern | 567 | 7.7 |
| Central | 708 | 9.7 |
| Zanzibar | 196 | 2.7 |
a BF + supplements included BF + liquids/juice; BF + other milk and BF+ complementary foods