Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants, 2016 (n = 8122)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age of the child | ||
6–11 months | 981 | 12.08 |
12–23 months | 1798 | 22.14 |
24–35 months | 1726 | 21.25 |
36–47 months | 1752 | 21.57 |
48–59 months | 1865 | 22.96 |
Sex of the child | ||
Male | 4185 | 51.53 |
Female | 3937 | 48.47 |
Mothers’ educational | ||
No education | 173 | 2.13 |
Primary education | 342 | 4.21 |
Secondary education | 2228 | 27.44 |
Higher education | 5379 | 66.23 |
Marital status | ||
Currently married | 7706 | 94.87 |
Currently not married | 416 | 5.13 |
Type of birth | ||
Single | 7924 | 97.56 |
Multiple | 198 | 2.44 |
Birth order | ||
1–2 order | 2749 | 33.85 |
3–4 order | 2209 | 27.20 |
> = 5 order | 3164 | 38.95 |
Anemia | ||
Not anemic | 5640 | 70.51 |
Mild anemia | 1775 | 22.19 |
Moderate anemia | 485 | 6.06 |
Severe anemia | 100 | 1.24 |
No of U-5 children | ||
1 child | 3001 | 37.25 |
2 children | 3896 | 48.35 |
> = children | 1161 | 14.40 |
Family size | ||
< 4 families | 2038 | 27.11 |
> = 4 families | 5479 | 72.89 |
Wealth index | ||
Richest | 1140 | 14.15 |
Richer | 1457 | 18.08 |
Middle | 1774 | 22.02 |
Poorer | 1880 | 23.33 |
Poorest | 1806 | 22.41 |
Household head sex | ||
Male | 6979 | 86.63 |
Female | 1078 | 13.37 |
Father’s education | ||
No education | 3579 | 46.84 |
Primary education | 3180 | 41.62 |
Secondary education | 584 | 7.64 |
Higher education | 298 | 3.90 |
Source of drinking water | ||
Improved water source | 4604 | 57.15 |
Unimproved water source | 3453 | 42.85 |
Type of toilet facility | ||
Improved water source | 765 | 9.49 |
Unimproved water source | 7292 | 90.51 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 873 | 10.84 |
Rural | 7184 | 89.16 |
Region | ||
Urban | 230 | 2.85 |
Rural | 7302 | 90.62 |
Developing | 526 | 6.52 |
Community level education | ||
Illiterate | 5268 | 65.96 |
Literate | 2718 | 34.04 |
Community poverty rate | ||
In poverty | 3367 | 41.79 |
Above poverty | 4690 | 58.21 |