Table 1. Percent distribution of children age 6–23 months by child, mother and household characteristics (N = 1222).
Child’s characteristics | n (%) | Maternal characteristics | n (%) | Household characteristics | n (%) |
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Age in months | Age of mothers (Yrs) | Place of residence | |||
6–11 | 399 (32.6) | Less than 20 | 45 (3.7) | Urban | 310 (25.4) |
12–17 | 454 (37.2) | 20–29 | 600 (49.1) | Rural | 912 (74.6) |
18–23 | 369 (30.2) | 30–39 | 492 (40.2) | Region of residence | |
Sex | 40–47 | 85 (7.0) | Kachin | 37 (3.1) | |
Male | 658 (53.9) | Mother’s educational | Kayah | 10 (0.8) | |
Female | 564 (46.1) | No education | 184 (15.1) | Kayin | 47 (3.9) |
Perceived birth size | Primary | 547 (44.7) | Chin | 16 (1.3) | |
Average/above | 1033 (87.7) | Secondary | 392 (32.1) | Sagaing | 119 (9.7) |
Below average | 145 (12.3) | Higher | 99 (8.1) | Taninthayi | 34 (2.8) |
Birth order | Mother’s employment status | Bago | 105 (8.6) | ||
1st child | 434 (35.5) | Not working | 504 (41.4) | Magway | 83 (6.8) |
2nd child | 340 (27.9) | Working | 714 (58.6) | Mandalay | 133 (10.9) |
3rd child | 186 (15.2) | Mother’s height | Mon | 38 (3.1) | |
4th and above | 262 (21.4) | <150 cm | 373 (31.0) | Rakhine | 86 (7.1) |
Immunization status | 150–159 cm | 739 (61.4) | Yangon | 143 (11.7) | |
No/not complete | 839 (68.7) | ≥160 cm | 91 (7.6) | Shan | 180 (14.7) |
Complete | 383 (31.3) | Number of ANC visits | Ayeyarwaddy | 168 (13.7) | |
Vitamin A in last six months | None | 121 (10.0) | Naypyitaw | 23 (1.8) | |
Not received | 619 (50.7) | 1–3 | 363 (30.1) | Family members | |
Received | 603 (49.3) | 4 + | 724 (59.9) | <5 | 361 (29.5) |
Deworming in last six months | Birth interval group | 5–6 | 475 (38.9) | ||
No or don’t know | 957 (78.3) | ≥24 months | 690 (88.3) | >6 | 386 (31.6) |
Yes | 265 (21.7) | <24 months | 92 (11.7) | Wealth Index | |
Fever in last two weeks | Maternal anemia (<11g/dl) | Poorest | 327 (26.8) | ||
No | 956 (78.2) | No | 642 (54.1) | Poorer | 271 (22.2) |
Yes | 266 (21.8) | Yes | 545 (45.9) | Middle | 211 (17.2) |
Diarrhea in last two weeks | Richer | 215 (17.6) | |||
No | 1025 (83.9) | Richest | 198 (16.2) | ||
Yes | 197 (16.1) |