Table 1.
Household, women and children characteristics by age-group of children.
| All | 6–23 months | 24–35 months | 36–59 months | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household | |||||
| Urban | 46.3 | 46.7 | 48.0 | 45.2 | 0.649 |
| Rural |
53.6 |
53.3 |
52.0 |
54.8 |
|
| Male-headed household |
75.0 |
75.9 |
74.9 |
74.2 |
0.773 |
| Household wealth1 | |||||
| Low | 42.9 | 43.3 | 39.7 | 44.2 | 0.522 |
| Medium | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 20.4 | |
| High | 37.2 | 37.2 | 40.6 | 35.4 | |
| Household use of mosquito bed net | |||||
| No child | 29.5 | 27.1 | 30.6 | 31.0 | 0.882 |
| All children | 45.2 | 48.1 | 43.6 | 43.5 | |
| Some children | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.4 | |
| No net in house |
19.5 |
19.5 |
20.2 |
19.1 |
|
| Household with improved water source |
84.3 |
86.2 |
82.1 |
83.8 |
0.118 |
| Household with improved sanitation |
64.6 |
64.1 |
67.9 |
65.6 |
0.458 |
| Caregiver/mother | |||||
| Marital status | |||||
| Never in union | 6.1 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 0.021 |
| Currently in union | 87.8 | 88.4 | 88.5 | 87.0 | |
| Ever in union | 6.1 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 8.1 | |
| Parity (mean ± Standard deviation) | 3.6 ± 2.1 | 3.4 ± 2.1 | 3.3 ± 1.9 | 3.9 ± 2.1 | <0.001 |
| Educational level | |||||
| None | 28.7 | 28.1 | 25.5 | 30.8 | 0.259 |
| Primary | 19.6 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 20.5 | |
| Secondary and higher | 51.7 | 53.1 | 55.1 | 48.7 | |
| Children | |||||
| Male child |
53.1 |
50.5 |
55.5 |
54.1 |
0.210 |
| Child had fever (previous 2wks) |
14.1 |
16.1 |
17.1 |
14.1 |
0.389 |
| Had diarrhoea (previous 2wks) | 12.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.0 | <0.001 |
| Child has taken vitamin A | 62.0 | 69.4 | 61.0 | 55.8 | <0.001 |
| Breast feeding status | |||||
| Still breastfeeding | 31.8 | 80.0 | 8.8 | 1.4 | <0.001 |
| Ever breastfeed | 67.1 | 19.5 | 90.4 | 96.9 | |
| Never breastfeed | 1..7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | |
| Dietary diversity score ≥ 4 |
12.5 |
25.5 |
1.3 |
6.9 |
<0.001 |
| Nutritional status | |||||
| Anaemic | 66.8 | 77.4 | 65.9 | 58.2 | <0.001 |
| Stunted | 14.5 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 0.224 |
| Co-occurrence (Anaemic + Stunted) | 11.8 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 0.454 |