Table 2.
Summary of pooled sample characteristics of the Demographic and Health Surveys data in sub-Saharan Africa.
| Number (%) | |
|---|---|
| Number of children | 69657 |
| Child's age (mean (sd)) | 17.13 (3.42) |
| Male (%) | 35249 (50.6) |
| High birth order (%) | 21723 (31.2) |
| Number of under-five children (mean (sd)) | 2.02 (1.32) |
| Maternal age (%) | |
| 15–24 | 23931 (34.4) |
| 25–34 | 31828 (45.7) |
| 35–49 | 13898 (20.0) |
| Wealth index(%) | |
| Poorest | 17598 (25.3) |
| Poorer | 15314 (22.0) |
| Middle | 13690 (19.7) |
| Richer | 12344 (17.7) |
| Richest | 10711 (15.4) |
| Maternal education (%) | |
| No education | 28310 (40.6) |
| Educated | 41347 (59.4) |
| Not working (%) | 22032 (31.6) |
| Media access (%) | |
| 0 | 23736 (34.1) |
| 1 | 22378 (32.1) |
| 2 | 16921 (24.3) |
| 3 | 6622 (9.5) |
| Neighbourhood SES (%) | |
| Quintile 1 (least disadvantaged) | 14555 (20.9) |
| Quintile 2 | 13812 (19.8) |
| Quintile 3 | 13936 (20.0) |
| Quintile 4 | 13908 (20.0) |
| Quintile 5 (most disadvantaged) | 13446 (19.3) |
SD: Standard deviation, SES: Socio-economic status.