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. 2021 Dec 13;10(2):287–295. doi: 10.21106/ijma.508

Table 1.

Variable names and definitions

Variable Definition
Demographic characteristics

 Household income 0=Poorest 1 =poor, 2=Middle, 3=Richer, 4=Richest.

 Place of residence 0=Urban, 1=Rural

Maternal characteristics

 Mothers’ education 0=No education, 1=Primary, 2=Secondary, 3=Tertiary education or higher

 Age at first birth Age of the mother at the first birth 0=<19 years, 1=20-29 years, 2=30-39 years, 4= > 40 years.

0=1st child, 2=2nd and 3rd child, 3=>4th child

 Birth spacing 0=<2 years, 1=>2 years

 Birth order 0=First child, 1=2 and 3rd child, 3>4th child

 Initiation of breastfeeding 0=Immediately, 1=1hr-24 hours, 2=>24 hours

Child characteristics

 Sex of the child 0=Male, 1=Female

 Birth weight 0=LBW, 1=Normal BW, 2=>Normal

Health service characteristics

 Place of delivery 0 Home, 1=Public and private hospital,

 Number of ANC visits 0= None, 1=<1-3 ANC visits, 2=> 4 ANC visits