Table 1 Distribution of children aged 0–59 months in three disadvantaged East African Districts (n = 9270)
From: Childhood undernutrition in three disadvantaged East African Districts: a multinomial analysis
Variables | n | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Socio-economic and demographic factors | ||
District (Country) | ||
 Gicumbi (Rwanda) | 2349 | 25.3 |
 Kitgum (Uganda) | 4267 | 46.0 |
 Kilindi (Tanzania) | 2654 | 28.6 |
Primary caregiver | ||
 Mother | 8261 | 89.1 |
 Others | 1009 | 10.9 |
Education level (n = 9266) | ||
 No schooling | 3864 | 41.7 |
 Primary | 4590 | 49.5 |
 Secondary and Tertiary | 812 | 8.8 |
Marital status (n = 9266) | ||
 Never married | 5268 | 56.8 |
 Currently married | 3789 | 40.9 |
 Formerly married | 209 | 2.3 |
Household wealth index | ||
 Poorest | 4744 | 51.2 |
 Middle | 2713 | 29.3 |
 Least Poor | 1813 | 19.6 |
Child factors | ||
Sex of child | ||
 Male | 4552 | 49.1 |
 Female | 4718 | 50.9 |
Child’s Age in months | ||
 0–23 months | 6295 | 67.9 |
 24–59 months | 2975 | 32.1 |
Maternal and child’s health factors | ||
Antenatal care (ANC, n = 8904) | ||
 Inadequate (<  4 visits) | 2374 | 25.6 |
 Adequate (4+ visits) | 6530 | 70.4 |
Attended child monthly growth monitoring sessions (n = 8163) | ||
 Yes | 6941 | 74.9 |
 No | 1722 | 18.6 |
Health services and Environmental factors | ||
Quality of care from health services (n = 8170) | ||
 Very good | 1379 | 14.9 |
 Good | 4857 | 52.4 |
 Not good | 1934 | 20.9 |
Place of delivery (n = 9266) | ||
 Government health unit | 7003 | 75.5 |
 Others | 2263 | 24.4 |
Water availability all year | ||
 Yes | 7071 | 76.3 |
 No | 2199 | 23.7 |
Sources of drinking water | ||
 Improved | 5954 | 64.2 |
 Unimproved | 3316 | 35.8 |
Type of toilet facility | ||
 Improved | 469 | 5.1 |
 Unimproved | 8801 | 94.9 |
Household food security | ||
 Food security | 1494 | 16.1 |
 Mild | 361 | 3.9 |
 Moderate | 3950 | 42.6 |
 Food insecurity | 3465 | 37.4 |
Fever | ||
 No Fever | 6003 | 64.8 |
 Had Fever | 3267 | 35.2 |
Diarrhoea | ||
 No diarrhoea | 7802 | 84.2 |
 Had diarrhoea | 1468 | 15.8 |
ARI | ||
 No ARI | 7786 | 84.0 |
 Had ARI | 1484 | 16.0 |
Child undernutrition status | ||
Stunting (n = 8706) | ||
 Not stunted | 3516 | 37.9 |
 Mildly stunted | 2405 | 25.1 |
 Moderately stunted | 1631 | 16.8 |
 Severely stunted | 1154 | 11.8 |
Wasting (n = 8706) | ||
 Not wasted | 6067 | 65.4 |
 Mildly wasted | 1917 | 20.7 |
 Moderately wasted | 572 | 6.2 |
 Severely wasted | 150 | 1.6 |
Underweight (n = 8706) | ||
 Not underweight | 7264 | 70.4 |
 Mildly underweight | 985 | 10.6 |
 Moderately underweight | 321 | 3.5 |
 Severely underweight | 138 | 1.5 |