Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Variables | Younger children (6 months - < 2 years) | Older children (2 - < 5 years) | Total population (6 months - < 5 years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sudan | n (%) | 690 (22.3) | 2404 (77.7) | 3094 | |
Area classification | Rural | n (%) | 494 (22.6) | 1692 (77.4) | 2186 |
Urban | n (%) | 151 (21.7) | 545 (78.3) | 696 | |
Camps | n (%) | 45 (21.2) | 167 (78.8) | 212 | |
Gender | Male | n (%) | 325 (21.3) | 1203 (78.7) | 1528 |
Female | n (%) | 365 (23.3) | 1201 (76.7) | 1566 | |
Mother educational level | No formal education | n (%) | 177 (24.4) | 547 (75.6) | 724 |
Primary education | n (%) | 201 (23.0) | 673 (77.0) | 874 | |
Secondary education | n (%) | 57 (21.7) | 206 (78.3) | 263 | |
Above secondary education | n (%) | 28 (24.8) | 85 (75.2) | 113 | |
Mother frequently listen to the radio | No | n (%) | 330 (23.3) | 1086 (76.7) | 1416 |
Yes | n (%) | 130(22.8) | 440 (77.2) | 570 | |
Drinking water source | Piped source to house OR bottled water | n (%) | 82 (21.6) | 298 (78.4) | 380 |
Piped source to public area | n (%) | 231 (23.1) | 771(76.9) | 1002 | |
Open source | n (%) | 349 (22.1) | 1230 (77.9) | 1579 | |
Sanitation facility type | Safe sanitation facility | n (%) | 93 (22.2) | 326 (77.8) | 419 |
Unsafe sanitation facility | n (%) | 347 (21.1) | 1299 (78.9) | 1646 | |
Unsafe sanitation - open defecation | n (%) | 238 (24.4) | 739 (75.6) | 977 | |
Size of the household | Less than 7 persons | n (%) | 510 (22.5) | 1754 (77.5) | 2264 |
7 persons or more | n (%) | 180 (21.7) | 650 (78.3) | 830 | |
Wealth quintiles | Lowest | n (%) | 158 (23.9) | 502 (76.1) | 660 |
Second | n (%) | 148 (22.3) | 515 (77.7) | 663 | |
Middle | n (%) | 142 (22.4) | 491 (77.6) | 633 | |
Fourth | n (%) | 131 (20.7) | 502 (79.3) | 633 | |
Highest | n (%) | 111 (22.0) | 394 (78.0) | 505 | |
Child has health insurance | No health insurance | n (%) | 565 (23.9) | 1796 (76.1) | 2361 |
Has health insurance | n (%) | 125 (17.1) | 608 (82.9) | 733 | |
Pregnancy status of the mother | Mother not pregnant | n (%) | 419 (25.8) | 1208 (74.2) | 1627 |
Mother pregnant | n (%) | 34 (11.1) | 271(88.9) | 305 | |
Anaemia status of the mother | Mother not anaemic | n (%) | 276 (25.6) | 801 (74.4) | 1077 |
Mother anaemic | n (%) | 103 (19.5) | 425 (80.5) | 528 | |
Child had fever in the last 2 weeks | No fever | n (%) | 486 (20.3) | 1913 (79.7) | 2399 |
With fever | n (%) | 195 (29.1) | 474 (70.9) | 669 | |
Child malaria test | Negative | n (%) | 636 (21.9) | 2270 (78.1) | 2906 |
Positive | n (%) | 18 (11.9) | 133 (88.1) | 151 | |
Level of malaria transmission | Moderate transmission (PR2–10 = 10- < 50%) | n (%) | 117 (21.0) | 441 (79.0) | 558 |
Low transmission (PR2–10 = < 10%) | n (%) | 573 (22.6) | 1963 (77.4) | 2536 | |