Table 6. DHS/MICS and NGO estimates, difference between estimates (DHS/MICS minus NGO) and proportion of estimates within 5% and 20% difference by subgroup of indicators.
| DHS/MICS estimate | NGO
estimate |
Difference between
estimates |
Percentage of indicator pairs with difference within: | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subgroup | N | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Min | Max | 5% | 20% |
| Child anthropometry | |||||||||||
| Stunting (%) | 131 | 30.6 | 10.4 | 36.4 | 11.9 | -5.7 | 9.8 | -42.1 | 20.6 | 38.2 | 93.1 |
| Underweight (%) | 131 | 26.9 | 12.8 | 18.5 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 11.1 | -15.2 | 32.3 | 30.5 | 80.9 |
| Child diet | |||||||||||
| Ate 4+ food groups (%) | 67 | 21.3 | 9.2 | 22.6 | 12.3 | -1.3 | 12.3 | -23.2 | 28.9 | 25.4 | 94.0 |
| Bottle fed yesterday (%) | 33 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 6.8 | -20.8 | 13.1 | 63.6 | 97.0 |
| Consumption of iron-rich foods (%) | 30 | 28.0 | 12.2 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 9.4 | 19.0 | -39.2 | 52.3 | 10.0 | 70.0 |
| Consumption of vit A-rich foods (%) | 4 | 30.8 | 25.1 | 19.1 | 24.5 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Continued breastfeeding (%) | 32 | 82.6 | 16.8 | 79.0 | 22.2 | 3.6 | 10.3 | -10.8 | 32.4 | 53.1 | 90.6 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding: 0-6 m (%) | 60 | 42.0 | 17.4 | 62.1 | 20.0 | -20.1 | 20.2 | -60.1 | 22.2 | 16.7 | 46.7 |
| Initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) | 64 | 67.6 | 17.0 | 59.0 | 18.4 | 8.6 | 18.7 | -33.5 | 55.2 | 35.9 | 75.0 |
| Receiving foods: 6-8 m (%) | 18 | 69.8 | 18.2 | 66.1 | 23.2 | 3.7 | 30.3 | -53.4 | 50.6 | 16.7 | 44.4 |
| Child health | |||||||||||
| Child received supplement/vaccine (%) | 10 | 57.6 | 21.7 | 65.7 | 25.8 | -8.1 | 15.7 | -37.9 | 14.6 | 20.0 | 80.0 |
| Diarrhea in the last two weeks (%) | 86 | 19.1 | 9.4 | 30.7 | 20.2 | -11.6 | 14.5 | -46.8 | 15.8 | 33.7 | 70.9 |
| Diarrhea in the last two weeks: 0-5 m (%) | 11 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 14.9 | 7.8 | -5.1 | 3.7 | -10.4 | 2.8 | 54.5 | 100.0 |
| Diarrhea treatment (%) | 31 | 36.0 | 24.3 | 41.7 | 17.8 | -5.6 | 22.9 | -50.5 | 55.5 | 19.4 | 61.3 |
| Diarrhea, given more to drink (%) | 22 | 19.3 | 10.7 | 27.0 | 16.8 | -7.7 | 21.4 | -52.3 | 30.1 | 13.6 | 63.6 |
| Diarrhea, given more to eat (%) | 14 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -6.0 | 7.9 | 64.3 | 100.0 |
| Household characteristics | |||||||||||
| Ever married (%) | 57 | 96.5 | 9.6 | 85.8 | 14.5 | 10.8 | 10.3 | -5.0 | 31.7 | 42.1 | 77.2 |
| Household has electricity (%) | 20 | 43.8 | 40.6 | 44.6 | 38.8 | -0.8 | 9.2 | -21.9 | 15.4 | 60.0 | 95.0 |
| Head of household is male (%) | 78 | 85.6 | 11.6 | 87.9 | 8.4 | -2.3 | 8.8 | -25.3 | 25.8 | 56.4 | 92.3 |
| Urban residence (%) | 12 | 23.0 | 11.9 | 31.8 | 11.8 | -8.8 | 15.5 | -36.3 | 12.2 | 33.3 | 75.0 |
| Household wealth | |||||||||||
| Household has a car (%) | 46 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -12.4 | 5.3 | 91.3 | 100.0 |
| Household has agricultural land/bike/phone (%) | 150 | 56.1 | 28.4 | 50.5 | 29.5 | 5.7 | 14.4 | -52.9 | 41.7 | 34.7 | 82.7 |
| Household has animals (%) | 73 | 41.9 | 25.3 | 37.9 | 23.2 | 4.0 | 9.5 | -24.0 | 29.5 | 41.1 | 93.2 |
| Maternal characteristics/health | |||||||||||
| Woman able to read (%) | 8 | 33.2 | 22.9 | 27.3 | 14.6 | 5.9 | 11.4 | -6.4 | 21.0 | 12.5 | 87.5 |
| Woman never attended school (%) | 58 | 40.3 | 29.9 | 36.5 | 28.5 | 3.8 | 12.5 | -43.7 | 53.1 | 37.9 | 94.8 |
| Birth at a health facility/assisted by skilled birth attendant (%) | 127 | 46.5 | 22.7 | 59.1 | 24.0 | -12.6 | 15.6 | -45.0 | 49.0 | 17.3 | 69.3 |
| Woman received/consumed iron supplements (%) | 63 | 49.7 | 28.4 | 49.8 | 32.8 | -0.2 | 17.8 | -38.0 | 55.5 | 33.3 | 76.2 |
| Woman received antenatal care (%) | 162 | 58.2 | 24.5 | 63.2 | 23.7 | -5.0 | 16.1 | -35.7 | 54.6 | 24.1 | 75.3 |
| Woman received postnatal care (%) | 51 | 41.6 | 17.1 | 44.0 | 23.6 | -2.4 | 29.2 | -65.6 | 78.0 | 5.9 | 51.0 |
| Woman’s ANC content (%) | 56 | 55.3 | 21.4 | 57.2 | 26.2 | -1.9 | 27.6 | -60.9 | 46.4 | 14.3 | 48.2 |
| WASH | |||||||||||
| Household dispose child stool in toilet/latrine (%) | 14 | 55.9 | 27.5 | 65.4 | 26.8 | -9.5 | 14.8 | -38.7 | 20.3 | 28.6 | 78.6 |
| Household has improved drinking water (%) | 87 | 64.5 | 26.8 | 70.3 | 24.2 | -5.7 | 17.2 | -54.6 | 51.9 | 34.5 | 81.6 |
| Household has improved sanitation (%) | 82 | 33.5 | 21.4 | 40.8 | 27.8 | -7.3 | 26.8 | -62.4 | 77.5 | 12.2 | 53.7 |
| Household shares toilet (%) | 11 | 31.7 | 13.9 | 28.5 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 18.0 | -21.2 | 47.7 | 27.3 | 81.8 |
| Household treats drinking water (%) | 52 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 15.2 | 14.1 | -6.8 | 15.4 | -50.8 | 19.1 | 53.8 | 86.5 |
| Handwash station has ash/sand/soap/water (%) | 25 | 20.8 | 12.5 | 30.5 | 21.5 | -9.8 | 16.8 | -57.8 | 26.6 | 24.0 | 76.0 |
| Time to obtain drinking water 30+ min (%) | 20 | 33.4 | 12.1 | 36.1 | 20.2 | -2.7 | 22.8 | -46.2 | 58.3 | 25.0 | 75.0 |
DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys; MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys; NGO: non-governmental organization; SD: standard deviation; ANC: antenatal care; WASH: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.