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 |