Table 2.
Summary of pooled sample characteristics of the studied children and prevalence of diarrhoea in 57 LMIC
| Characteristics | n | Weighted % | Weighted % Illiterate | Weighted Diarrhoea Prevalence (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Illiterate | Literate | ||||
| Age | ||||||
| Infant | 164,438 | 20.7 | 31.7 | *17.4 | *18.6 | *16.9 |
| 12–59 months | 631,712 | 79.4 | 34.0 | 13.4 | 15.1 | 12.5 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 389,173 | 48.9 | 33.8 | *13.8 | *15.3 | *13.0 |
| Male | 406,977 | 51.1 | 33.3 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 13.9 |
| Household Head | ||||||
| Male | 669,287 | 84.1 | 34.7 | *14.2 | *16.0 | *13.2 |
| Female | 126,863 | 15.9 | 27.4 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.6 |
| Maternal age | ||||||
| 15–24 years | 234,550 | 29.5 | 25.2 | *16.4 | *17.2 | *16.1 |
| 25–34 years | 414,014 | 52.0 | 33.9 | 13.2 | 15.3 | 12.2 |
| 35–49 years | 147,586 | 18.5 | 46.6 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 11.7 |
| Wealth Index | ||||||
| Poorest | 202,853 | 25.5 | 54.2 | *15.1 | *15.1 | *15.2 |
| Poorer | 178,258 | 22.4 | 39.5 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 14.3 |
| Middle | 158,228 | 19.9 | 30.6 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 13.5 |
| Richer | 139,713 | 17.6 | 22.7 | 13.9 | 16.9 | 13.0 |
| Richest | 117,098 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 18.0 | 11.8 |
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 526,983 | 66.2 | 32.2 | *13.3 | *14.1 | *12.9 |
| Unemployed | 269,167 | 33.8 | 35.2 | 16.0 | 18.8 | 14.5 |
| Media access | ||||||
| No | 316,993 | 39.9 | 56.1 | *15.2 | *15.3 | *15.1 |
| Yes | 478,517 | 60.2 | 19.6 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 12.9 |
| Drinking water sources | ||||||
| Unimproved sources | 175,663 | 22.8 | 48.7 | *16.9 | *17.9 | *16.0 |
| Improved sources | 595,332 | 77.2 | 30.2 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 13.0 |
| Toilet type | ||||||
| Unimproved sources | 388,386 | 50.4 | 48.7 | *15.4 | 15.7 | *15.1 |
| Improved source | 382,305 | 49.6 | 19.8 | 13.1 | 16.0 | 12.4 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 23,560 | 3.0 | 10.6 | *16.9 | 13.9 | *17.2 |
| Currently Married | 739,740 | 92.9 | 34.7 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 13.1 |
| Formerly married | 32,850 | 4.1 | 23.8 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 17.4 |
| Cooking Fuel | ||||||
| Unclean/Biomass | 581,710 | 77.0 | 42.2 | *14.9 | *15.4 | *14.5 |
| Clean Fuel | 173,921 | 23.0 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 19.7 | 11.4 |
| Housing materials | ||||||
| Unimproved sources | 676,227 | 89.5 | 36.9 | *14.8 | *16.0 | *14.2 |
| Improved source | 79,157 | 10.5 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 9.6 |
| Weight at birth | ||||||
| Average+ | 643,472 | 84.0 | 32.6 | *13.6 | *14.9 | *13.0 |
| Small | 90,809 | 11.9 | 36.9 | 17.2 | 19.8 | 15.7 |
| Very small | 31,924 | 4.2 | 44.7 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 19.3 |
| Birth Interval | ||||||
| 1st Birth | 223,779 | 28.2 | 18.6 | *13.1 | *14.5 | *12.8 |
| < 36 months | 308,310 | 38.8 | 43.1 | 15.0 | 16.1 | 14.2 |
| 36+ months | 262,278 | 33.0 | 35.7 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 13.4 |
| Birth Order | ||||||
| 1st | 223,777 | 28.1 | 18.6 | *13.1 | *14.5 | *12.8 |
| 2nd | 192,088 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 12.7 |
| 3rd | 129,829 | 16.3 | 35.2 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 |
| 4+ | 250,456 | 31.5 | 50.4 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 15.2 |
| Location | ||||||
| Urban | 239,222 | 30.1 | 17.7 | *13.4 | 15.9 | *12.9 |
| Rural | 556,928 | 70.0 | 41.0 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 13.8 |
| Neighbourhood SES | ||||||
| Highest | 159,709 | 20.1 | 9.2 | *9.8 | *11.9 | *9.6 |
| 2 | 158,969 | 20.0 | 21.8 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 14.6 |
| 3 | 160,077 | 20.1 | 38.5 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 15.2 |
| 4 | 159,153 | 20.0 | 45.3 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 15.8 |
| Lowest | 158,242 | 19.9 | 55.1 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 14.2 |
| Total | 796,150 | 100.0 | 33.5 | 14.2 | 15.8 | 13.4 |
*significant at 5% chi-square test