Table 1 Descriptive statistics for all variables used in the regressions
Variable | Units | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child level (n = 7572) | |||||
 HAZ | Standard deviations | −1.88 | 1.35 | −5.96 | 4.59 |
 WHZ | Standard deviations | −0.79 | 1.08 | −4.94 | 4.07 |
 Age | Months | 30.0 | 17.1 | 0 | 59 |
 Age2 | Months2 | 1193 | 1054 | 0 | 3481 |
 Twin status | 0/1 indicator | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 |
 Female | 0/1 indicator | 0.49 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
 Breastfeeding | 0/1 indicator | 59.3% | 49.1% | 0 | 1 |
 Breastfeeding duration | Months | 12.1 | 14.5 | 0 | 59 |
 Breastfeeding duration2 | Months2 | 356 | 605 | 0 | 3481 |
 Fever in past two weeks | 0/1 indicator | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 |
 Diarrhea in past two weeks | 0/1 indicator | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 |
 Mother’s education | Years | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 |
 Hand washing access | 0/1 indicator | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0 | 1 |
 Mother’s BMI | BMI value | 20.6 | 2.7 | 14.0 | 36.9 |
 Mother’s age at birth | Years | 24.9 | 5.9 | 13 | 47 |
Household level (n = 5450) | |||||
 Wealth | Quintile (1–5) | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1 | 5 |
 Water purification | 0/1 indicator | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 |
 Altitude | Meters | 836 | 730 | 46 | 3189 |
 Ethnicity (Dalit) | 0/1 indicator | 0.163 | 0.37 | 0 | 1 |
 Biomass fuel use | 0/1 indicator | 0.87 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 |
District level (n = 75) | |||||
 Food short | % of households | 26.6% | 18.7% | 0.0% | 91.7% |
 Educational Equity | % girls in schools | 48.7% | 3.3% | 37.7% | 53.8% |
 Marginal | % of households | 47.0% | 19.1% | 6.1% | 85.7% |
 Commercial sales | % of households | 45.1% | 20.9% | 0.0% | 91.7% |
 Hospital distance | minutes by foot | 403 | 642 | 5 | 3600 |
 Open defecation prevalence | % VDC’s ODF free | 11.1% | 21.9% | 0% | 100% |