Table 1.
Household factors of children under-five in Bankass
| Household factors | Children under five (n = 17,408) | Males under five (n = 8911) | Females under five (n = 8497) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Dogon | 16,230 (93.2) | 8317 (93.3) | 7913 (93.1) |
| Fulani | 762 (4.4) | 396 (4.4) | 366 (4.3) | |
| Other | 416 (2.4) | 198 (2.2) | 218 (2.6) | |
| Wealth quintile | Wealthiest | 3567 (20.5) | 1865 (20.9) | 1702 (20.0) |
| Wealthy | 3577 (20.5) | 1805 (20.3) | 1772 (20.9) | |
| Middle | 3484 (20.0) | 1772 (19.9) | 1712 (20.1) | |
| Poor | 3200 (18.4) | 1638 (18.4) | 1562 (18.4) | |
| Poorest | 3525 (20.2) | 1801 (20.2) | 1724 (20.3) | |
| Unknown | 55 (0.3) | 30 (0.3) | 25 (0.3) | |
| Decision making contribution of women in household | Do not contribute | 11,600 (66.6) | 5961 (66.9) | 5639 (66.4) |
| Contribute | 5071 (29.1) | 2559 (28.7) | 2512 (29.6) | |
| Unknown | 737 (4.2) | 391 (4.4) | 346 (4.1) | |
| Highest level of reading ability among women in household | Can read | 714 (4.1) | 356 (4.0) | 358 (4.2) |
| Can partly read | 598 (3.4) | 283 (3.2) | 315 (3.7) | |
| Cannot read | 15,295 (87.9) | 7846 (88.0) | 7449 (87.7) | |
| Unknown | 801 (4.6) | 426 (4.8) | 375 (4.4) | |
| Schooling among women in household | Any schooling | 1917 (11.0) | 934 (10.5) | 983 (11.6) |
| No schooling | 14,755 (84.8) | 7586 (85.1) | 7169 (84.4) | |
| Unknown | 736 (4.2) | 391 (4.4) | 345 (4.1) | |
| Polygamy | Monogamous | 8856 (50.9) | 4518 (50.7) | 4338 (51.1) |
| Polygamous | 7684 (44.1) | 3938 (44.2) | 3746 (44.1) | |
| Unknown | 868 (5.0) | 455 (5.1) | 413 (4.9) | |
| Domestic violence | Not tolerated | 3895 (22.4) | 1996 (22.4) | 1899 (22.3) |
| Tolerated | 12,593 (72.3) | 6427 (72.1) | 6166 (72.6) | |
| Unknown | 920 (5.3) | 488 (5.5) | 432 (5.1) | |
| Water source | Improved/treated | 2816 (16.2) | 1416 (15.9) | 1400 (16.5) |
| Improved/untreated | 6581 (37.8) | 3407 (38.2) | 3174 (37.4) | |
| Unimproved/treated | 1491 (8.6) | 739 (8.3) | 752 (8.9) | |
| Unimproved/untreated | 6379 (36.6) | 3280 (36.8) | 3099 (36.5) | |
| Unknown | 141 (0.8) | 69 (0.8) | 72 (0.8) | |
| Sanitation | Improved | 8353 (48.0) | 4279 (48.0) | 4074 (47.9) |
| Unimproved | 8933 (51.3) | 4568 (51.3) | 4365 (51.4) | |
| Unknown | 122 (0.7) | 64 (0.7) | 58 (0.7) | |
| Roofing material | Natural | 550 (3.2) | 276 (3.1) | 274 (3.2) |
| Rudimentary | 1509 (8.7) | 756 (8.5) | 753 (8.9) | |
| Finished | 15,282 (87.8) | 7839 (88.0) | 7443 (87.6) | |
| Unknown | 67 (0.4) | 40 (0.4) | 27 (0.3) | |
| Wall material | Natural | 5719 (32.9) | 2888 (32.4) | 2831 (33.3) |
| Rudimentary | 1628 (9.4) | 850 (9.5) | 778 (9.2) | |
| Finished | 9757 (56.0) | 5002 (56.1) | 4755 (56.0) | |
| Unknown | 304 (1.7) | 171 (1.9) | 133 (1.6) | |
| Flooring material | Natural | 16,563 (95.1) | 8487 (95.2) | 8076 (95.0) |
| Rudimentary | 231 (1.3) | 120 (1.3) | 111 (1.3) | |
| Finished | 586 (3.4) | 290 (3.3) | 296 (3.5) | |
| Unknown | 28 (0.2) | 14 (0.2) | 14 (0.2) | |
| Electricity | Yes | 6413 (36.8) | 3292 (36.9) | 3121 (36.7) |
| No | 10,995 (63.2) | 5619 (63.1) | 5376 (63.3) | |
| Primary cooking fuel | Wood | 14,926 (85.7) | 7632 (85.6) | 7294 (85.8) |
| Straw | 2200 (12.6) | 1136 (12.7) | 1064 (12.5) | |
| Animal dung | 186 (1.1) | 92 (1.0) | 94 (1.1) | |
| Other | 96 (0.6) | 51 (0.6) | 45 (0.5) | |
| Food shortage in past 30 days | Yes | 14,835 (85.2) | 7617 (85.5) | 7218 (84.9) |
| No | 2573 (14.8) | 1294 (14.5) | 1279 (15.1) | |
| Livestock | Any | 15,705 (90.2) | 8028 (90.1) | 7677 (90.3) |
| Cows/bulls | 11,385 (65.4) | 5829 (65.4) | 5556 (65.4) | |
| Horses/donkeys/mules | 11,635 (66.8) | 5919 (66.4) | 5716 (67.3) | |
| Goats | 8128 (46.7) | 4116 (46.2) | 4012 (47.2) | |
| Sheep | 12,629 (72.5) | 6401 (71.8) | 6228 (73.3) | |
| Chickens | 12,140 (69.7) | 6207 (69.7) | 5933 (69.8) | |
| Motorized transport | Any | 9253 (53.2) | 4722 (53.0) | 4531 (53.3) |
| Motorbike/scooter | 9218 (53.0) | 4710 (52.9) | 4508 (53.1) | |
| Car/truck | 117 (0.7) | 55 (0.6) | 62 (0.7) | |
| Nearest healthcare center, kilometers | < 2 | 3084 (17.7) | 1590 (17.8) | 1494 (17.6) |
| 2–4.99 | 4442 (25.5) | 2265 (25.4) | 2177 (25.6) | |
| 5–6.99 | 4126 (23.7) | 2123 (23.8) | 2003 (23.6) | |
| 7–9.99 | 3516 (20.2) | 1804 (20.2) | 1712 (20.1) | |
| ≥10 | 2240 (12.9) | 1129 (12.7) | 1111 (13.1) |
All values are n (%N)