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Table 1 Characteristics of parents and children aged 0–59 months in Tanzania 2010 (n = 7324)

From: Determinants of stunting and severe stunting among under-fives in Tanzania: evidence from the 2010 cross-sectional household survey

Characteristic

n

%

Individual level factors

  

Parental factor

  

Maternal working status

  

 Non-working

984

13.4

 Working (past 12 months)

6340

86.6

Maternal education

  

 No education

1887

25.8

 Primary

4982

68.0

 Secondary and above

456

6.2

Partner's occupation

  

 Non agriculture

2168

29.6

 Agriculture

4759

65.0

 Not working

398

5.4

Partner's education (n = 6932)

  

 No education

1266

18.3

 Primary

5090

73.4

 Secondary and above

576

8.3

Mother's age

  

 15–24 years

2188

29.9

 25–34 years

3310

45.2

 35-49 years

1826

24.9

Mother's age at birth

  

 < 19 years

1091

14.9

 20–29 years

3805

52.0

 30–39 years

2141

29.2

 40 and above

288

3.9

Marital status

  

 Currently married

6260

85.5

 Formerly married (div/sep/widow)

701

9.6

 Never married

363

5.0

Birth order

  

 First-born

1439

19.6

 2nd -4th

3546

48.4

 5 or more

2339

31.9

Preceding birth interval

  

 No previous birth

1439

19.7

 < 24 months

895

12.2

 > 24 months

4979

68.1

Place of delivery

  

 Home

3684

50.3

 Health facility

3640

49.7

Mode of delivery (n = 7301)

  

 Non-caesarean

6987

95.7

 Caesarean

314

4.3

Type of delivery assistance (n = 7193)

  

 Health professional

3567

49.6

 Traditional birth attendant

976

13.6

 Relatives and other untrained personnel

2388

33.2

 No one

262

3.6

Antenatal clinic visits (n = 5134)

  

 None

98

1.9

 1–3.

2839

55.3

 4+

2198

42.8

Timing of postnatal check-up (n = 7235)

  

 No check-ups (including missing)

5536

76.5

 0–2 days

814

11.2

 3–6 days

327

4.5

 7 + days

559

7.7

Maternal BMI (n = 7240)

  

 <= 18.5 (kg/m2)

668

9.2

 > 18.5 (kg/m2)

6572

90.8

Child breastfeeding (BF) status

  

 Exclusive BF

840

11.5

 BF + water

177

2.4

 BF + supplementsa

3499

47.8

 No BF

2809

38.4

Mother is literate (n = 7257)

  

 No

3024

41.7

 Yes

4233

58.3

Mother read newspaper (n = 7317)

  

 No

6418

87.7

 Yes

900

12.3

Mother listened to the radio (n = 7322)

  

 No

3537

48.3

 Yes

3785

51.7

Mother watched TV

  

 No

6342

86.6

 Yes

982

13.4

Child level factors

  

Sex of baby

  

 Male

3647

49.8

 Female

3678

50.2

Size of baby

  

 Small

562

7.9

 Average

4992

70.6

 Large

1522

21.5

Child had diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks (n = 7308)

  

 No

6207

84.9

 Yes

1101

15.1

Child had fever in last two weeks (n = 7303)

  

 No

5560

76.1

 Yes

1743

23.9

Household level factors

  

Wealth Index

  

 Poorest

1566

21.4

 Poorer

1747

23.9

 Middle

1647

22.5

 Rich

1369

18.7

 Richest

996

13.6

Source of drinking water

  

 Protected

3088

42.2

 Unprotected

4237

57.8

Community level factors

  

Type of residence

  

 Urban

1442

19.7

 Rural

5883

80.3

Geographic Zones

  

 Northern

956

13.1

 Eastern

849

11.6

 Western

1547

21.1

 Southern Highlands

1016

13.9

 Lake

1487

20.3

 Southern

567

7.7

 Central

708

9.7

 Zanzibar

196

2.7

  1. a BF + supplements included BF + liquids/juice; BF + other milk and BF+ complementary foods