Table 2.
Characteristics of study population
| Variables | Mean ± sd/percentage (%) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Household characteristics | ||
| Household size (average) | 145 020 | |
| Mean | 6·75 | |
| sd | 0·01 | |
| Age of household head (average) | 145 020 | |
| Mean | 38·82 | |
| sd | 0·03 | |
| Sex of household head | ||
| Male | 84·4 | 122 318 |
| Female | 15·6 | 22 702 |
| Level of education attained by household head | ||
| No formal education | 34·9 | 50 593 |
| Primary | 32·7 | 47 379 |
| Secondary | 26·1 | 37 811 |
| Tertiary/higher | 6·4 | 9237 |
| Main source of drinking water | ||
| Improved | 55·7 | 80 748 |
| Non-improved | 44·3 | 64 272 |
| Type of toilet facility | ||
| Unimproved | 59·2 | 85 904 |
| Improved | 40·8 | 59 116 |
| Wealth quintile | ||
| Poorest | 24·5 | 35 555 |
| Poorer | 21·4 | 30 994 |
| Middle | 19·6 | 28 465 |
| Richer | 18·3 | 26 539 |
| Richest | 16·2 | 23 467 |
| Location of household residence | ||
| Urban | 28·5 | 41 392 |
| Rural | 71·5 | 103 628 |
| Characteristics of children | ||
| Age continuous (average) | 145 020 | |
| Mean | 28·60 | |
| sd | 0·05 | |
| Age (in months) | ||
| 0–5 months | 10·6 | 15 394 |
| 6–11 months | 10·9 | 15 730 |
| 12–23 months | 20·6 | 29 842 |
| 24–60 months | 57·9 | 84 072 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 50·5 | 73 219 |
| Female | 49·5 | 71 801 |
| Characteristics of women | ||
| Age (average) | 145 020 | |
| Mean | 29·4 | |
| sd | 0·02 | |
| Age (5-year groups) | ||
| 15–19 | 4·6 | 6607 |
| 20–24 | 20·6 | 29 881 |
| 25–29 | 28·2 | 40 851 |
| 30–34 | 22·3 | 32 288 |
| 35–39 | 15·1 | 21 924 |
| 40–44 | 7·1 | 10 339 |
| 45–49 | 2·2 | 3130 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 4·3 | 6195 |
| Married | 95·7 | 138 825 |
| Highest level of education attained | ||
| No formal education | 42·7 | 61 848 |
| Primary | 34·7 | 50 345 |
| Secondary | 19·7 | 28 516 |
| Tertiary/Higher | 2·9 | 4311 |
| Total | 100·00 | 145 020 |