Table 1 Demographic features of the study participants (n = 7,978) in Rwanda for the year 2019
Characteristics | Weighted frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age of child in months | Â | Â |
0–6 | 923 | 11.57% |
7–12 | 833 | 10.45% |
13–24 | 1626 | 20.39% |
25–59 | 4596 | 57.6% |
Sex of the child | Â | Â |
Male | 4,022 | 50.42% |
Female | 3,956 | 49.58% |
Child’s immunization status | ||
Fully immunized | 1,435 | 17.99% |
Not fully immunized | 6,543 | 82.01% |
Maternal age | Â | Â |
15–24 years | 1,261 | 15.81% |
25–34 years | 3,918 | 49.11% |
35–49 years | 2,799 | 35.08% |
Maternal educational status | ||
None educated | 911 | 11.42% |
Primary school | 5167 | 64.76% |
Secondary &above | 1900 | 23.82% |
Household’s wealth status | ||
Poorest | 1,850 | 23.18% |
Poorer | 1,537 | 19.26% |
Middle | 1,553 | 19.47% |
Richer | 1,556 | 19.5% |
Richest | 1,482 | 18.58% |
Distance from health facility | ||
Perceived as big problem | 1,904 | 23.86% |
Perceived as not big problem | 6,074 | 76.14% |
Types of latrines | Â | Â |
Unimproved latrine | 2,367 | 29.67% |
Improved latrine | 5,611 | 70.33% |
Sources of drinking water | ||
Unimproved | 1,795 | 22.5% |
Improved | 6,183 | 77.5% |
Being Twin | Â | Â |
No | 7,772 | 97.41% |
Yes | 207 | 2.59% |
Mother’s Current working status | ||
No | 2,011 | 25.21% |
Yes | 5,967 | 74.79% |
No. of under five children in the households | Â | Â |
≤ 2 children | 7183 | 90% |
> 2children | 795 | 10% |
Media exposure | ||
Exposed | 6,321 | 79.23% |
Not exposed | 1,657 | 20.77% |
Community level factors | ||
Place of residency | Â | Â |
Urban | 1,403 | 17.59% |
Rural | 6,575 | 82.41% |
Community level educational status | ||
Low level | 3,924 | 49.18% |
High level | 4,055 | 50.82% |
Community level of poverty | ||
Low level | 4,232 | 53.05% |
High level | 3,746 | 46.95% |