Table 1.

Individual-level indicator—dependent variables—five dimensions of overall child health

Deprivation	Definition	Cases	Percent deprived, %
Water	Children who only have access to surface water (e.g., rivers) for drinking or who lived in households where the nearest source of water was more than 15 min away. Children <18 y old.	1,941,734	24
Malnutrition	Children whose heights and weights for their age were more than −3 SDs below the median of the international reference, that is, severe anthropometric failure. Children <5 y old.	815,264	7
Shelter	Children in dwellings with more than five people per room and/or with no flooring material. Children <18 y old.	1,926,435	51
Sanitation	Children who had no access to a toilet of any kind in the vicinity of their dwelling, that is, no private or communal toilets or latrines. Children <18 y old.	1,940,599	28
Health (immunization and health access)	Children who had not been immunized against diseases or young children who had a recent illness involving diarrhea and had not received any medical advice or treatment [polio, measles, DPT (against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus), tuberculosis (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) recommended by the WHO]. Children <5 y old.	944,895	13