Table 1. Characteristics of the study samplea.
| Children 6–23 months | Children 24–59 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Child characteristics | ||
| Age (months) | 14.69±4.80 | 40.89±10.00 |
| Child sex, male (%) | 51.15 | 51.79 |
| Weight-for-height Z-score | −0.18±1.70 | −0.40±1.45 |
| Wasting (%) | 11.82 | 10.30 |
| Parental education | ||
| Mother, some education (%) | 30.05 | 25.24 |
| Father, some education (%) | 52.38 | 46.60 |
| Household characteristics | ||
| Size | 6.23±2.21 | 6.37±2.19 |
| Access to a toilet (%) | 54.76 | 56.83 |
| Rainfall characteristics | ||
| Long rain | ||
| Z-score | −0.14± 0.56 | −0.14±0.55 |
| Decrease >10% (%)b | 18.39 | 17.64 |
| Observations | 1218 | 2659 |
a
Values are mean±s.d. or %.
b
‘Decrease >10%’ was calculated as the percent of children in clusters where the fall in rainfall was >10% of the mean for that cluster.