Table 1 Distribution of child nutritional status, demographic characteristics, household characteristics and maternal characteristics in Malawi (2010), Tanzania (2009–10) and Zimbabwe (2005–6)
Malawi | Tanzania | Zimbabwe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (n) | SD | Mean (n) | SD | Mean (n) | SD | |
Child Nutritional Status | ||||||
Stunted | 0.44 (2008) | 0.01 | 0.42 (2024) | 0.01 | 0.33 (1146) | 0.01 |
Wasted | 0.04 (183) | 0.00 | 0.05 (241) | 0.00 | 0.06 (208) | 0.00 |
Underweight | 0.12 (548) | 0.01 | 0.16 (771) | 0.01 | 0.12 (417) | 0.01 |
Child Demographic Factors | ||||||
Age of child (in months) | 28.89 | 0.27 | 28.56 | 0.19 | 28.9 | 0.36 |
Whether the child is male | 0.49 | 0.01 | 0.50 | 0.01 | 0.51 | 0.01 |
Size of the child at birth- Small | 2.69 | 0.07 | 3.03 | 0.03 | 2.73 | 0.02 |
Child is of multiple birth | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
Birth order | 3.60 | 0.05 | 3.89 | 0.05 | 2.88 | 0.05 |
Child Health Factors | ||||||
Had diarrhoea recently | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.01 |
Socioeconomic Factors | ||||||
Whether place of residence is rural | 0.85 | 0.01 | 0.82 | 0.01 | 0.74 | 0.02 |
Female Household head | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.33 | 0.01 |
Total number of people in the household | 5.94 | 0.05 | 7.23 | 0.19 | 6.05 | 0.09 |
Household with safe water | 0.78 | 0.01 | 0.53 | 0.02 | 0.70 | 0.03 |
Household with improved toilet facility | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.54 | 0.02 |
Maternal Demographic Factors | ||||||
Mother’s current age | 28.40 | 0.13 | 29.54 | 0.15 | 28.07 | 0.12 |
Number of under-five children | 1.84 | 0.02 | 2.23 | 0.05 | 1.80 | 0.03 |
Currently lactating (1 = Yes) | 0.65 | 0.01 | 0.62 | 0.01 | 0.50 | 0.01 |
Maternal education level | ||||||
Mother’s education –None | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.26 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
Mother’s education –Junior Primary | 0.29 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
Mother’s education –Senior Primary | 0.38 | 0.01 | 0.57 | 0.01 | 0.37 | 0.02 |
Mother’s education –Junior Secondary | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.03 |
Mother’s education –Senior Secondary + | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
Husband’s education (in single years) | 8.05 | 0.29 | 6.25 | 0.17 | 9.47 | 0.26 |
N | 4,563 | 4,821 | 3,473 | |||