Table 3. Behavioral and environmental characteristics of respondents in sub-Saharan Africa.
Variable | Category | Weighted Frequency | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Breast feeding duration(in month) | 0–23 months | 303,329 | 91.7 |
24–59 months | 27,536 | 8.3 | |
Initiation of breast feeding | Within 1 hr. | 175,776 | 53.0 |
After 1 hr. | 155,089 | 47.0 | |
Birth order | First | 72,659 | 22.0 |
Second | 63,909 | 19.3 | |
3rd and above | 194,298 | 58.7 | |
Vitamin A given in the last 6 months | Yes | 176,089 | 53.2 |
No | 154,778 | 46.8 | |
Water source | Improved | 213,442 | 64.5 |
Un improved | 117,423 | 35.5 | |
Time to get water source | <30 minutes | 145,467 | 44.0 |
≥30 minutes | 185,223 | 56.0 |