Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the children in the Iraq MICS 2000
Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n* (%)** | n* (%)** | n* (%)** |
Sex of child | 14587 (100) | 7393 (50.4) | 7194 (49.6) |
Age of child | |||
<6 | 1327 (9.5) | 676 (9.0) | 651 (9.9) |
6–11 | 1667 (11.3) | 858 (11.4) | 809 (11.2) |
12–23 | 3009 (20.3) | 1466 (19.7) | 1543 (21.0) |
24–35 | 2766 (18.8) | 1420 (18.8) | 1346 (18.8) |
36–47 | 3133 (21.7) | 1551 (21.6) | 1582 (21.7) |
48–59 | 2685 (18.4) | 1422 (19.4) | 1263 (17.4) |
Maternal formal education | |||
None | 5551 (33.6) | 2759 (33.0) | 2792 (34.1) |
Primary | 5868 (41.1) | 3029 (42.0) | 2839 (40.2) |
Secondary | 3163 (25.3) | 1603 (24.9) | 1560 (25.7) |
Area of residence | |||
Urban | 7765 (63.6) | 3939 (63.3) | 3826 (64.0) |
Rural | 6822 (36.4) | 3454 (36.7) | 3368 (36.0) |
Crowding index | |||
≤ 2.00 | 6278 (46.8) | 3243 (47.5) | 3035 (46.1) |
2.01–3.00 | 4588 (30.1) | 2321 (29.6) | 2267 (30.5) |
>3.00 | 3696 (23.1) | 1818 (22.9) | 1878 (23.4) |
Wealth index (quintiles) | |||
Poorest | 4832 (25.3) | 2473 (25.8) | 2359 (24.9) |
Second | 3060 (21.9) | 1520 (21.5) | 1540 (22.2) |
Middle | 2822 (19.9) | 1440 (20.3) | 1382 (19.6) |
Fourth | 1980 (20.0) | 989 (19.4) | 991 (20.6) |
Richest | 1868 (12.9) | 960 (13.0) | 908 (12.7) |
Ever breastfed | |||
No | 487 (3.8) | 250 (3.8) | 237 (3.9) |
Yes | 14089 (96.2) | 7140 (96.2) | 6949 (96.1) |
Main source of water | |||
Piped | 10532 (80.2) | 5346 (80.1) | 5186 (80.3) |
Protected well | 637 (4.2) | 326 (4.3) | 311 (4.2) |
Unprotected well/river | 3393 (15.6) | 1710 (15.7) | 1683 (15.5) |
Toilet facility | |||
Flush toilet | 9341 (73.1) | 4728 (72.9) | 4613 (73.4) |
Improved pit latrine | 816 (4.2) | 419 (4.3) | 397 (4.2) |
Traditional pit latrine | 2515 (13.8) | 1283 (14.2) | 1232 (13.5) |
Open pit | 421 (2.1) | 211 (2.1) | 210 (2.1) |
No facility, bush | 1427 (6.7) | 721 (6.7) | 706 (6.7) |
Disposal of children's stool | |||
Thrown in toilet/pit latrine | 9124 (74.0) | 4649 (74.3) | 4475 (73.6) |
Thrown outside the yard | 3932 (22.0) | 1942 (21.5) | 1990 (22.5) |
Left on the ground | 769 (4.0) | 412 (4.2) | 357 (3.8) |
Disposal of dirty water | |||
Net joining public sewer system | 1085 (16.7) | 541 (16.4) | 544 (16.9) |
Net that inadequately disposes dirty water | 1442 (10.1) | 724 (10.0) | 718 (10.1) |
Net joining septic tank | 7571 (51.0) | 3855 (51.0) | 3716 (50.9) |
Water poured to form collections | 4302 (22.3) | 2174 (22.6) | 2128 (22.0) |
Vaccination status | |||
Incomplete | 7084 (46.1) | 3570 (45.6) | 3514 (46.5) |
Complete | 7503 (53.9) | 3823 (54.4) | 3680 (53.5) |
Diarrhoea | |||
No | 11594 (78.7) | 5835 (78.1) | 5759 (79.3) |
Yes | 2993 (21.3) | 1558 (21.9) | 1435 (20.7) |
Acute respiratory infection | |||
No | 13604 (93.1) | 6817 (92.2) | 6787 (94.1) |
Yes | 983 (6.9) | 576 (7.8) | 407 (5.9) |