Table 1.
Distribution of household, maternal and child-related characteristics: Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 1995, 2001, 2006 and 2011( 4 , 13 , 19 , 20 )
| 1995 (n 4738) | 2001 (n 5576) | 2006 (n 2378) | 2011 (n 2055) | Overall (n 14 747) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Household characteristics | ||||||||||
| Region | ||||||||||
| Central | 1218 | 25·7 | 1480 | 26·5 | 561 | 23·6 | 493 | 24·0 | 3752 | 25·4 |
| Eastern | 1264 | 26·7 | 1721 | 30·9 | 637 | 26·8 | 646 | 31·4 | 4268 | 28·9 |
| Northern | 917 | 19·3 | 962 | 17·3 | 514 | 21·6 | 379 | 18·4 | 2772 | 18·8 |
| Western | 1339 | 28·3 | 1413 | 25·3 | 666 | 28·0 | 538 | 26·2 | 3956 | 26·8 |
| Residence | ||||||||||
| Urban | 533 | 11·3 | 534 | 9·6 | 257 | 10·8 | 281 | 13·7 | 1605 | 10·9 |
| Rural | 4204 | 88·7 | 5042 | 90·4 | 2122 | 89·2 | 1774 | 86·3 | 13142 | 89·1 |
| Source of drinking-water | ||||||||||
| Improved | 2275 | 48·1 | 2313 | 41·7 | 1031 | 43·6 | 1251 | 60·9 | 6870 | 46·8 |
| Non-improved | 2451 | 51·9 | 3230 | 58·3 | 1332 | 56·4 | 804 | 39·1 | 7817 | 53·2 |
| Toilet facility | ||||||||||
| Improved | 3836 | 81·2 | 4442 | 79·8 | 1244 | 52·3 | 993 | 48·4 | 10514 | 71·4 |
| Non-improved | 887 | 18·8 | 1121 | 20·2 | 1135 | 47·7 | 1060 | 51·6 | 4203 | 28·6 |
| No. of household members | ||||||||||
| 1–5 | 1878 | 39·6 | 2307 | 41·4 | 816 | 34·3 | 823 | 40·0 | 5824 | 39·5 |
| 5–9 | 2197 | 46·4 | 2543 | 45·6 | 1240 | 52·1 | 978 | 47·6 | 6959 | 47·2 |
| ≥10 | 662 | 14·0 | 726 | 13·0 | 322 | 13·6 | 254 | 12·4 | 1965 | 13·3 |
| No. of under-5 children in household | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1173 | 24·8 | 1355 | 24·3 | 557 | 23·4 | 472 | 23·0 | 3557 | 24·1 |
| 2 | 2040 | 43·1 | 2532 | 45·4 | 1121 | 47·1 | 956 | 46·5 | 6649 | 45·1 |
| ≥3 | 1524 | 32·2 | 1689 | 30·3 | 700 | 29·4 | 627 | 30·5 | 4541 | 30·8 |
| Maternal characteristics | ||||||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||||||
| 15–19 | 486 | 10·3 | 343 | 6·2 | 107 | 4·5 | 117 | 5·7 | 1053 | 7·1 |
| 20–30 | 2915 | 61·5 | 3462 | 62·1 | 1359 | 57·1 | 1187 | 57·8 | 8923 | 60·5 |
| 31–49 | 1336 | 28·2 | 1771 | 31·8 | 913 | 38·4 | 751 | 36·5 | 4771 | 32·3 |
| BMI/pregnancy status | ||||||||||
| Pregnant/postpartum | 861 | 18·3 | 1349 | 24·4 | 592 | 24·9 | 476 | 23·3 | 3278 | 22·4 |
| Thin | 336 | 7·1 | 338 | 6·1 | 201 | 8·5 | 166 | 8·1 | 1040 | 7·1 |
| Normal | 3031 | 64·5 | 3166 | 57·4 | 1234 | 52·0 | 1046 | 51·1 | 8477 | 57·9 |
| Overweight/obese | 470 | 10·0 | 666 | 12·1 | 347 | 14·6 | 359 | 17·5 | 1842 | 12·6 |
| Marital status | ||||||||||
| Single | 515 | 10·9 | 590 | 10·6 | 271 | 11·4 | 234 | 11·4 | 1610 | 10·9 |
| Married | 4222 | 89·1 | 4985 | 89·4 | 2108 | 88·6 | 1821 | 88·6 | 13137 | 89·1 |
| Highest educational level | ||||||||||
| None | 1467 | 31·0 | 1361 | 24·4 | 525 | 22·1 | 253 | 12·3 | 3606 | 24·5 |
| Primary | 2748 | 58·0 | 3589 | 64·4 | 1525 | 64·1 | 1352 | 65·8 | 9214 | 62·5 |
| Secondary or higher | 523 | 11·0 | 626 | 11·2 | 329 | 13·8 | 450 | 21·9 | 1927 | 13·1 |
| Work status | ||||||||||
| Unemployed | 1634 | 34·7 | 862 | 15·5 | 178 | 7·5 | 436 | 21·2 | 3110 | 21·1 |
| Self-employed | 2371 | 50·3 | 4011 | 72·0 | 1741 | 73·3 | 1086 | 52·9 | 9209 | 62·6 |
| Employed | 711 | 15·1 | 699 | 12·5 | 456 | 19·2 | 532 | 25·9 | 2398 | 16·3 |
| Child-related characteristics | ||||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 2310 | 48·8 | 2769 | 49·7 | 1207 | 50·8 | 1024 | 49·8 | 7310 | 49·6 |
| Female | 2428 | 51·2 | 2807 | 50·3 | 1171 | 49·2 | 1032 | 50·2 | 7437 | 50·4 |
| Current age (months) | ||||||||||
| 0–12 | 1482 | 31·3 | 1294 | 23·2 | 566 | 23·8 | 483 | 23·5 | 3825 | 25·9 |
| 13–23 | 1302 | 27·5 | 1233 | 22·1 | 466 | 19·6 | 440 | 21·4 | 3440 | 23·3 |
| 24–35 | 999 | 21·1 | 1036 | 18·6 | 480 | 20·2 | 387 | 18·8 | 2901 | 19·7 |
| 36–59 | 955 | 20·1 | 2013 | 36·1 | 867 | 36·4 | 746 | 36·3 | 4581 | 31·1 |
| Low birth size | ||||||||||
| Yes | 898 | 19·2 | 1040 | 18·9 | 465 | 19·6 | 559 | 22·1 | 2846 | 19·5 |
| No | 3785 | 80·8 | 4469 | 81·1 | 1900 | 80·4 | 4431 | 77·9 | 11712 | 80·5 |
| Birth order | ||||||||||
| 1 | 899 | 19·0 | 888 | 15·9 | 359 | 15·1 | 332 | 16·1 | 2478 | 16·8 |
| 2–3 | 1540 | 32·5 | 1825 | 32·7 | 679 | 28·6 | 666 | 32·4 | 4710 | 31·9 |
| 4–5 | 1015 | 21·4 | 1316 | 23·6 | 572 | 24·1 | 454 | 22·1 | 3358 | 22·8 |
| ≥6 | 1283 | 27·1 | 1547 | 27·7 | 768 | 32·3 | 604 | 29·4 | 4202 | 28·5 |
| Preceding birth interval less than 24 months | ||||||||||
| Yes | 958 | 20·2 | 1215 | 21·8 | 468 | 19·7 | 417 | 20·3 | 3058 | 20·7 |
| No | 3776 | 79·8 | 4356 | 78·2 | 1910 | 80·3 | 1637 | 79·7 | 11679 | 79·3 |
| Had fever in last two weeks | ||||||||||
| Yes | 2296 | 48·7 | 2614 | 47·0 | 1042 | 43·9 | 911 | 44·3 | 6863 | 46·6 |
| No | 2421 | 51·3 | 2953 | 53·0 | 1333 | 56·1 | 1144 | 55·7 | 7851 | 53·4 |
| Had cough in last two weeks | ||||||||||
| Yes | 2431 | 51·4 | 2743 | 49·3 | 1156 | 48·7 | 1025 | 49·9 | 7355 | 49·9 |
| No | 2299 | 48·6 | 2824 | 50·7 | 1220 | 51·3 | 1030 | 50·1 | 7373 | 50·1 |
| Had diarrhoea in last two weeks | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1170 | 24·8 | 1171 | 21·0 | 645 | 27·2 | 507 | 24·7 | 3493 | 23·7 |
| No | 3556 | 75·2 | 4391 | 79·0 | 1728 | 72·8 | 1548 | 75·3 | 11223 | 76·3 |