Table 3.

List of variables with their respective definition and value labels

Category of variables	Variables/description of variables	Value Labels
Target variables	Had diarrhea recently?	0 = No; 1 = Yes
	Had fever in last two weeks?	0 = No; 1 = Yes
	Had cough in last two weeks?	0 = No; 1 = Yes
Covariates
Demographic	Sex of child	1 = Male; 2 = Female
	Age of child	1 =  < 12 months; 2 = 13–24 months; 3 = 25 + months
	Currently breastfeeding status	0 = No/don’t know; 1 = Yes
	Age of mother at 1st birth	1 = 12–17 years; 2 = 18–25 years; 3 = 26 + years
	Mother's BMI	1 = Thin; 2 = Normal; 3 = Overweight
	Husband/partner's education level	0 = No education; 1 = Primary; 2 = Secondary and above
	Mother’s education level	0 = No education; 1 = Primary; 2 = Secondary and above
	Wealth index	1 = Poorest; 2 = Poorer; 3 = Middle; 4 = Richer; 5 = Richest
Community and health	Place of delivery	0 = With Health Facility; 1 = Respondent's Home
	No. of living children	1 = 1; 2 = 2–3; 3 = 4 or more
	Religion	1 = Muslim; 2 = Non-muslim
	Type of place of residence?	1 = Urban; 2 = Rural
	Delivery by caesarean section	0 = No; 1 = Yes
	Source of drinking water	0 = Safe; 1 = Unsafe
	Type of toilet facility	1 = Modern; 2 = Pit Latrine; 3 = Others
	Received BCG	0 = No received BCG; 1 = Received BCG
	Received DPT	0 = No received DPT; 1 = Received DPT
	Division	1 = Barisal; 2 = Chittagong; 3 = Dhaka; 4 = Khulna; 5 = Mymensingh; 6 = Rajshahi; 7 = Rangpur; 8 = Sylhet