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. 2017 Feb 8;96(2):493–500. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0233

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of children 6–59 months of age, 2014

  Alto Molócuè (N = 697) Morrumbala (N = 484) Namacurra (N = 348) All province (N = 2,317)
Child age (in months) 24 (12–36) 24 (12–26) 24 (12–36) 24 (12–36)
Mother's age (years) (18% missing) 27 (22–33) 29 (23–38) 27 (21–32) 26 (22–33)
Sex of child
 Male 49% 42% 49% 50%
 Female 51% 58% 51% 50%
Understands Portuguese 62% 18% 43% 47%
Years of education (continuous) 4 (2–6) 1 (0–2) 1 (0–5) 3 (0–5)
Education category (respondent)
 0–5 years 73.5% 92.7% 76.8% 78.0%
 6–10 years 25.4% 7.0% 21.4% 18.2%
 > 10 years 1.1% 0.3% 1.7% 3.8%
Marital status
 Divorced/separated 2% 0.4% 6% 2%
 Married/common law 89% 73% 57% 69%
 Single 7% 25% 33% 27%
 Widowed 2% 1% 5% 2%
Household size 5 (4–6) 5 (4–6) 4 (4–5) 5 (4–6)
Time to health facility (in minutes) (26% missing) 4 (2–90) 2 (1–4) 3 (3–90) 4 (2–20)
Urban/rural
 Rural 88% 96% 100% 78%
 Urban 12% 4% 0% 22%
Decisions about seeking health care for child (N = 32, 1% missing)
 Men 15% 16% 9% 13%
 Women 18% 12% 26% 30%
 Both 68% 72% 66% 55%
Mode of transport to health facility (3% missing)
 Bicycle 21% 48% 10% 17%
 Car 5% 1% 0% 1%
 Motorcycle 4% 3% 2% 2%
 On foot 71% 48% 88% 80%
Family income (24% missing)
 < 1,000 MZN per month 63% 74% 92% 83%
 1,000 + MZN per month 37% 26% 8% 17%
Household has radio (N = 18 missing) 51% 52% 22% 35%
Respondent understands Portuguese 62% 18% 42% 47%

Continuous variables are reported as weighted estimates of median (interquartile range), with each observation being weighted by the inverse of the household sampling probability. Categorical variables are reported as weighted percentages, with each observation being weighted by the inverse of the household sampling probability.