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Table 1 Maternal, household, child and health system characteristics of respondents

From: Multinomial logistic regression analysis of the determinants of anaemia severity among children aged 6–59 months in Ghana: new evidence from the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey

Maternal related factors

Weighted Sample n = 1,258

%

Age of mother

 15–29

623

49.5

 30–39

514

40.9

 40–49

121

9.6

Educational level of mother

 No education

335

26.6

 Primary

311

24.7

 Secondary + 

613

48.7

Place of residence of mother

 Urban

455

36.2

 Rural

803

63.8

Ecological zone of residence of mother

 Coastal zone

504

40.1

 Middle Belt

397

31.5

 Northern zone

357

28.4

Parity of mother

 1–3 children

759

60.3

 4–6 children

407

32.4

 7 + children

92

7.3

Religious affiliation of mother

 Catholic

80

6.3

 Protestant

135

10.7

 Pentecostal/Charismatic

494

39.3

 Other Christian

155

12.3

 Moslem

332

26.4

 Traditional/Spiritualist

25

2.0

 No religion

37

2.9

Literacy level of mothers

 Illiterate

748

59.4

 Literate

511

40.6

Household related factors

Sex of household head

 Male

891

79.8

 Female

367

29.2

Age of household head

 20–29

203

16.1

 30–39

433

34.4

 40–49

301

23.9

 50–59

150

11.9

 60–69

86

6.8

 70 + 

86

6.8

Household source of drinking water

 Improved water source

1075

85.4

 Unimproved water source

183

14.6

Household type of toilet facility

 Improved toilet

748

59.4

 Unimproved toilet

510

40.6

Household type of cooking fuel

 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

160

12.7

 Charcoal

388

30.8

 Fuel wood

680

54.1

 Other cooking fuel

31

2.4

Household Wealth Index

 Poorest

370

29.4

 Poorer

295

23.5

 Middle

265

21.1

 Richer

201

15.9

 Richest

127

10.1

Child related factors

Sex of child

 Boy

662

52.6

 Girl

596

47.4

Current age of child

 Less than 12 months

183

14.6

 1–2 year

666

52.9

 3–4 years

409

32.5

Child sleep under treated bednet

 Did not sleep

282

22.4

 Sleep under net

811

64.4

 Household do not have net

165

13.1

Allow child to be vaccinated

 Not allow vaccination

59

4.7

 Allow vaccination

1200

95.3

Child Malaria Status

 Child tested negative for malaria

1131

89.9

 Child tested positive for malaria

127

10.1

Health system related factors

Health Insurance coverage

 Not covered

512

40.7

 NHIS covered

746

59.3

Number of antenatal visits during pregnancy

 No ANC visits

287

22.8

 1–3 visits

80

6.4

 4 + visits

891

70.8

Took SP during pregnancy at health facility

 Did not take SP

348

27.7

 Took SP

910

72.3

Awareness of NHIS coverage of malaria

 Not Aware

316

25.1

 Aware

942

74.9

  1. Source: Computed from the 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey (GMIS)