Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population (n = 8879)
| Variable | N (%) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Child age (months) | 30 (7.3) |
| Child age (months) | |
| 0–5 | 830 (9.4) |
| 6–11 | 871 (9.8) |
| 12–23 | 1694 (19.1) |
| 24–59 | 5483 (61.8) |
| Gender | |
| Boy | 4370 (49.2) |
| Girl | 4509 (50.8) |
| Child’s health insurance status | |
| Yes | 5187 (58.4) |
| No | 3692 (41.6) |
| Mothers education | |
| No formal education | 2431 (27.4) |
| Primary | 1792 (20.2) |
| Secondary | 4213 (47.5) |
| College or higher education | 443 (5.0) |
| Source of drinking water | |
| Unimproved | 1386 (15.6) |
| Improved | 7493 (84.4) |
| Sanitation | |
| Unimproved | 3323 (37.4) |
| Improved | 5556 (62.6) |
| Floor material | |
| Improved | 8083 (91) |
| Unimproved | 796 (9.0) |
| Household Wealth | |
| Poorest | 1966 (22.1) |
| Poor | 1834 (20.7) |
| Middle | 1771 (19.9) |
| Rich | 1678 (18.9) |
| Richest | 1630 (18.4) |
| Place of residence | |
| Urban | 3825 (43.1) |
| Rural | 5054 (56.9) |
| Presence of handwashing station in dwelling | |
| No | 8248 (92.9) |
| Yes | 631 (7.1) |