Table 1.
Participant's household and demographic characteristics (n = 16 290 infants)
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Infant sex | ||
| Male | 8 296 | 50.9 |
| Female | 7 994 | 49.1 |
| Maternal age (years)* | ||
| <20 | 9 559 | 58.7 |
| 20–29 | 5 769 | 35.5 |
| ≥30 | 947 | 5.8 |
| Parity | ||
| 0 | 7 058 | 43.3 |
| 1–2 | 6 694 | 41.1 |
| 3–4 | 2 013 | 12.4 |
| ≥5 | 525 | 3.2 |
| Mid‐upper arm circumference | ||
| <22.0 cm | 4 812 | 29.5 |
| ≥22.0 cm | 11 478 | 70.5 |
| Place of delivery | ||
| Home | 14 796 | 90.8 |
| Hospital or private clinic | 363 | 2.4 |
| Other | 1 131 | 6.9 |
| Household size, people* | ||
| 1–3 | 6 854 | 42.2 |
| 4–5 | 6 108 | 37.6 |
| ≥6 | 3 298 | 20.3 |
| Maternal educational (years)* | ||
| 0 | 6 749 | 41.5 |
| 1–9 | 8 610 | 53.0 |
| ≥10 | 892 | 5.5 |
| Occupation of head of family* | ||
| Business | 6 066 | 37.3 |
| Labourers | 4 438 | 27.3 |
| Farmer | 3 974 | 24.5 |
| Private | 1 147 | 7.1 |
| House construction materials | ||
| Tin/wood plank | 8 428 | 52.1 |
| Thatch, grass, sticks, branches | 4 648 | 28.8 |
| Mud | 2 450 | 15.2 |
| Stone | 631 | 3.9 |
| Household asset ownership* | ||
| Cattle | 6 755 | 41.6 |
| Goats | 3 730 | 22.9 |
| Radio | 3 122 | 19.2 |
| Electricity | 2 488 | 15.3 |
| Irrigation pump | 1 538 | 9.5 |
Missing data: maternal age, n = 15; maternal education, n = 39; occupation of head of household, n = 665; household size, n = 30; house construction material, n = 124. *Each household can own more than one item.