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. 2021 Feb 4;10:69. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.47618.1

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.