Table 3. Socio-demographic and environmental characteristics of households in Cambodia, 2014 (n=2,828).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal characteristics | ||
| Age (years) | ||
| 16–24 | 397 | 14.04 |
| 25–34 | 1591 | 56.26 |
| 35–49 | 840 | 29.70 |
| Mean±SD | 28.27±5.89 | |
| Range | 16 to 49 | |
| Education | ||
| No education | 366 | 12.96 |
| Primary | 1445 | 51.08 |
| Secondary | 921 | 32.58 |
| Higher | 96 | 3.38 |
| Occupation | ||
| Employed | 2124 | 75.10 |
| Unemployed | 704 | 24.90 |
|
Knowledge of oral rehydration
salts |
||
| Good | 2717 | 96.05 |
| Poor | 111 | 3.95 |
| Exposure to media | ||
| Yes | 1808 | 63.92 |
| No | 1020 | 36.08 |
| Children’s characteristics | ||
| Age (months) | ||
| 12–23 | 1460 | 51.64 |
| 24–35 | 1368 | 48.36 |
| Mean±SD | 23.33±6.79 | |
| Range | 12 to 35 | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1448 | 51.18 |
| Female | 1381 | 48.82 |
| Breastfeeding status | ||
| Ever | 2720 | 96.17 |
| Never | 108 | 3.83 |
| Deworming | ||
| Yes | 1686 | 59.60 |
| No | 1142 | 40.40 |
| Household characteristics | ||
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 449 | 15.88 |
| Rural | 2379 | 84.12 |
| Region | ||
| Coastal and Sea | 169 | 5.98 |
| Tonle Sap | 942 | 33.32 |
| Central Plain | 1245 | 44.03 |
| Plateau and Mountains | 472 | 16.67 |
| Number of household members | ||
| 1–4 | 969 | 34.28 |
| >4 | 1859 | 65.72 |
| Mean±SD | 5.73±2.31 | |
| Range | 1 to 22 | |
| Wealth index | ||
| Poorest | 672 | 23.76 |
| Poorer | 523 | 18.49 |
| Middle | 550 | 19.44 |
| Richer | 493 | 17.45 |
| Richest | 590 | 20.86 |
| Environmental characteristics | ||
|
Drinking water during dry
season |
||
| Improved | 1745 | 61.71 |
| Unimproved | 1083 | 38.29 |
|
Drinking water during wet
season |
||
| Improved | 2320 | 82.02 |
| Unimproved | 508 | 17.98 |
|
Same source of drinking water
during wet and dry season |
||
| Same | 1955 | 69.11 |
| Different | 873 | 30.89 |
| Treating water to drink | ||
| Yes, always | 1529 | 54.07 |
| No | 1299 | 45.93 |
| Toilet facility | ||
| Improved | 1189 | 42.03 |
| Unimproved | 1640 | 57.97 |
| Hygiene | ||
| Adequate | 1923 | 68.01 |
| Inadequate | 905 | 31.99 |
| Disposal of children’s stool | ||
| Sanitary | 1987 | 70.25 |
| Unsanitary | 841 | 29.75 |
SD, standard deviation.