Table 1.
Percentage distribution of children included in the study and for those who suffered for each of the illnesses
| Variables | Total number of children (%) | Cough (%) | Fever (%) | Diarrhea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of residence | ||||
| Rural | 37,919 (70.0) | 4456 (64.5) | 6172 (71.3) | 4699 (71.7) |
| Urban | 16,281 (30.0) | 2456 (35.5) | 2483 (28.7) | 1855 (28.3) |
| Level of education | ||||
| No Education | 37,729 (69.6) | 4104 (59.4) | 5837 (67.4) | 4392 (67.0) |
| Primary | 9195 (17.0) | 1555 (22.5) | 1696 (19.6) | 1322 (20.2) |
| Secondary | 6714 (12.4) | 1142 (16.5) | 1040 (12.0) | 799 (12.2) |
| High school | 562 (1.0) | 111 (1.6) | 82 (1.0) | 41 (0.6) |
| Water source | ||||
| Not protected | 14,592 (26.9) | 1803 (26.1) | 2352 (27.2) | 1762 (26.9) |
| Protected | 39,608 (73.1) | 5109 (73.9) | 6303 (72.8) | 4792 (73.1) |
| Toilet facility | ||||
| Not improved | 35,821 (66.1) | 4156 (60.1) | 5815 (67.2) | 4390 (67.0) |
| Improved | 18,379 (33.9) | 2756 (39.9) | 2840 (32.8) | 2164 (33.0) |
| Electricity | ||||
| No | 37,833 (69.8) | 4277 (61.9) | 6128 (70.8) | 4619 (70.5) |
| Yes | 16,367 (30.2) | 2635 (38.1) | 2527 (29.2) | 1935 (29.5) |
| Access to mass media | ||||
| Newspaper | ||||
| No | 50,577 (93.3) | 6248 (90.4) | 8051 (93.0) | 6157 (93.9) |
| Yes | 3623 (6.7) | 664 (9.6) | 604 (7.0) | 397 (6.1) |
| Radio | ||||
| No | 19,819 (36.6) | 2592 (37.5) | 3160 (36.5) | 2597 (39.6) |
| Yes | 34,381 (63.4) | 4320 (62.5) | 5495 (63.5) | 3957 (60.4) |
| Television | ||||
| No | 32,428 (59.8) | 3713 (53.7) | 5203 (60.1) | 4004 (61.1) |
| Yes | 21,772 (40.2) | 3199 (46.3) | 3452 (39.9) | 2550 (38.9) |
| Mother’s working status | ||||
| Not working | 16,432 (30.3) | 1637 (23.7) | 1889 (21.8) | 1736 (26.5) |
| Working | 37,768 (69.7) | 5275 (76.3) | 6766 (78.2) | 4818 (73.5) |
| Birth order | ||||
| 1st Birth | 10,791 (19.9) | 1544 (22.3) | 1681 (19.4) | 1276 (19.5) |
| 2nd or 3rd Birth | 19,276 (35.6) | 2495 (36.1) | 2983 (34.5) | 2995 (45.7) |
| 4th or Higher birth | 24,133 (44.5) | 2873 (41.6) | 3991 (46.1) | 2283 (34.8) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 27,495 (50.7) | 3478 (50.3) | 4475 (51.7) | 3453 (52.7) |
| Female | 26,705 (49.3) | 3434 (49.7) | 4180 (48.3) | 3101 (47.3) |
| Breastfeeding | ||||
| No | 21,161 (39.0) | 2785 (40.3) | 3531 (40.8) | 2348 (35.8) |
| Yes | 33,039 (60.0) | 4127 (59.7) | 5124 (59.2) | 4206 (64.2) |
| Country | ||||
| Benin | 12,587 (23.2) | 979 (14.2) | 1132 (13.1) | 811 (12.4) |
| Burkina Faso | 13,449 (24.8) | 1400 (20.3) | 2909 (33.6) | 2001 (30.5) |
| Ivory Coast | 6811 (12.6) | 1411 (20.4) | 1611 (18.6) | 1231 (18.8) |
| Ghana | 5460 (10.1) | 729 (10.5) | 807 (9.3) | 657 (1.0) |
| Mali | 9557 (17.6) | 734 (10.6) | 807 (9.3) | 840 (12.8) |
| Togo | 6336 (11.7) | 1659 (24.0) | 1389 (16.1) | 1014 (15.5) |
| Total | 54,200 | 6912 | 8655 | 6554 |