Table 3 List of variables with their respective definition and value labels

Target variables

Had diarrhea recently?

0 = No; 1 = Yes

Had fever in last two weeks?

0 = No; 1 = Yes

Had cough in last two weeks?

0 = No; 1 = Yes

Covariates

Demographic

Sex of child

1 = Male; 2 = Female

Age of child

1 =  < 12 months; 2 = 13–24 months; 3 = 25 + months

Currently breastfeeding status

0 = No/don’t know; 1 = Yes

Age of mother at 1st birth

1 = 12–17 years; 2 = 18–25 years; 3 = 26 + years

Mother's BMI

1 = Thin; 2 = Normal; 3 = Overweight

Husband/partner's education level

0 = No education; 1 = Primary; 2 = Secondary and above

Mother’s education level

0 = No education; 1 = Primary; 2 = Secondary and above

Wealth index

1 = Poorest; 2 = Poorer; 3 = Middle; 4 = Richer; 5 = Richest

Community and health

Place of delivery

0 = With Health Facility; 1 = Respondent's Home

No. of living children

1 = 1; 2 = 2–3; 3 = 4 or more

Religion

1 = Muslim; 2 = Non-muslim

Type of place of residence?

1 = Urban; 2 = Rural

Delivery by caesarean section

0 = No; 1 = Yes

Source of drinking water

0 = Safe; 1 = Unsafe

Type of toilet facility

1 = Modern; 2 = Pit Latrine; 3 = Others

Received BCG

0 = No received BCG; 1 = Received BCG

Received DPT

0 = No received DPT; 1 = Received DPT

Division

1 = Barisal; 2 = Chittagong; 3 = Dhaka; 4 = Khulna; 5 = Mymensingh; 6 = Rajshahi; 7 = Rangpur; 8 = Sylhet