Table 5.
Descriptive statistics
| N (1) | % (2) | Mean (3) | Std. Dev (4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother | ||||
| Age | 28.66 | 7.16 | ||
| Education | ||||
| No education | 1639 | 67.9 | ||
| Primary | 330 | 13.7 | ||
| Secondary | 352 | 14.6 | ||
| Higher | 92 | 3.8 | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Muslim | 2129 | 88.2 | ||
| Non-muslim | 284 | 11.8 | ||
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 2318 | 96.1 | ||
| Not married | 95 | 3.9 | ||
| Household | ||||
| Number of HH members | 7.75 | 3.85 | ||
| Number of children under 5 | 2.44 | 1.22 | ||
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 843 | 34.9 | ||
| Poorer | 650 | 26.9 | ||
| Middle | 412 | 17.1 | ||
| Richer | 321 | 13.3 | ||
| Richest | 187 | 7.7 | ||
| Urban/Rural | ||||
| Rural | 1674 | 69.4 | ||
| Urban | 739 | 30.6 | ||
| Children | ||||
| Age | 29.19 | 17.44 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| girl | 1152 | 47.7 | ||
| boy | 1261 | 52.3 | ||
| Birth order | 4.17 | 2.77 | ||
| Vaccination | ||||
| Ever vaccinated | ||||
| Yes | 1184 | 49.1 | ||
| Never | 1229 | 50.9 | ||
| BCG | ||||
| Yes | 969 | 40.2 | ||
| No | 1439 | 59.8 | ||
| DPT 1 | ||||
| Yes | 921 | 38.3 | ||
| No | 1483 | 61.7 | ||
Notes: The sample is 2413 mothers who are in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa state