Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 8879)
Variable | N (%) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Child age (months) | 30 (7.3) |
Child age (months) | |
0–5 | 830 (9.4) |
6–11 | 871 (9.8) |
12–23 | 1694 (19.1) |
24–59 | 5483 (61.8) |
Gender | |
Boy | 4370 (49.2) |
Girl | 4509 (50.8) |
Child’s health insurance status | |
Yes | 5187 (58.4) |
No | 3692 (41.6) |
Mothers education | |
No formal education | 2431 (27.4) |
Primary | 1792 (20.2) |
Secondary | 4213 (47.5) |
College or higher education | 443 (5.0) |
Source of drinking water | |
Unimproved | 1386 (15.6) |
Improved | 7493 (84.4) |
Sanitation | |
Unimproved | 3323 (37.4) |
Improved | 5556 (62.6) |
Floor material | |
Improved | 8083 (91) |
Unimproved | 796 (9.0) |
Household Wealth | |
Poorest | 1966 (22.1) |
Poor | 1834 (20.7) |
Middle | 1771 (19.9) |
Rich | 1678 (18.9) |
Richest | 1630 (18.4) |
Place of residence | |
Urban | 3825 (43.1) |
Rural | 5054 (56.9) |
Presence of handwashing station in dwelling | |
No | 8248 (92.9) |
Yes | 631 (7.1) |