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. 2015 Aug 14;33:16. doi: 10.1186/s41043-015-0016-y

Table 1.

Background characteristics of women and their children included in the study (pooled data)

Variables Percent of Women (n = 40,394) Variables Percent of Children (n = 58,725)
Age Groups Mother’s Age
15–19 9.5 15–19 5.2
20–24 24.8 20–24 32.3
25–29 30.4 25–29 34.6
30–39 28.6 30–39 25.4
40–49 6.8 40–49 2.5
Education Level Mother’s Education
No Education 38.6 No Education 40.8
Primary 37.5 Primary 37.1
Secondary 15.6 Secondary 14.5
Higher 8.3 Higher 7.6
Type of residence Type of residence
Urban 39.6 Urban 37.8
Rural 60.4 Rural 62.2
Wealth Index Wealth Index
Poorest 17.5 Poorest 17.8
Poorer 17.8 Poorer 18.6
Middle 19.8 Middle 20.7
Richer 21.7 Richer 21.9
Richest 23.3 Richest 21.0
Source of Drinking Water Source of Drinking Water
Tube well or Borehole 32.1 Tube well or Borehole 36.6
Piped Connection 41.1 Piped Connection 38.8
Other 26.8 Other 24.6
Toilet Facility Toilet Facility
No Facility 41.6 No Facility 30.8
Flush 28.2 Flush 26.5
Pit latrine or other 30.2 Pit latrine or other 42.7
Exposed to IPV Morbidity
Physical violence 30.4 Fever 15.4
Sexual violence 8.8 Diarrhea 9.8
Both/Either 32.6 ARI 8.9