Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents and their children
Variables | Unweighted frequency (N = 33,056) | Percentage (%) | Weighted frequency (N = 33,423) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | ||||
Burundi | 2504 | 7.58 | 2579 | 7.72 |
Ethiopia | 3821 | 11.56 | 4050 | 12.12 |
Kenya | 3659 | 11.07 | 3386 | 10.13 |
Comoros | 1088 | 3.29 | 1129 | 3.38 |
Madagascar | 2326 | 7.04 | 2374 | 7.10 |
Malawi | 2141 | 6.48 | 2131 | 6.37 |
Mozambique | 4247 | 12.83 | 4549 | 13.61 |
Rwanda | 1481 | 4.48 | 1507 | 4.51 |
Tanzania | 4002 | 12.11 | 3956 | 11.84 |
Uganda | 1847 | 5.59 | 1807 | 5.41 |
Zambia | 3757 | 11.37 | 3691 | 11.04 |
Zimbabwe | 2183 | 6.60 | 2264 | 6.77 |
Maternal age (years) | ||||
15–19 | 3657 | 11.06 | 3734 | 11.17 |
20–24 | 8864 | 26.82 | 8824 | 26.40 |
25–29 | 8371 | 25.32 | 8522 | 25.50 |
30–34 | 6218 | 18.81 | 6299 | 18.85 |
35–39 | 4037 | 12.21 | 4104 | 12.28 |
40–44 | 1595 | 4.83 | 1610 | 4.82 |
45–49 | 314 | 0.95 | 330 | 0.99 |
Educational level | ||||
No education | 8456 | 25.58 | 8467 | 25.33 |
Primary | 16,222 | 49.07 | 16,831 | 50.36 |
Sec & above | 8378 | 25.34 | 8125 | 24.31 |
Maternal occupation | ||||
Working | 20,829 | 63.01 | 21,449 | 64.17 |
Not working | 12,227 | 36.99 | 11,974 | 35.83 |
Wealth index | ||||
Poor | 15,441 | 46.71 | 15,316 | 45.83 |
Middle | 6047 | 18.29 | 6536 | 19.56 |
Rich | 11,568 | 35.00 | 11,571 | 34.62 |
Sex of child | ||||
Male | 16,522 | 49.98 | 16,743 | 50.09 |
Female | 16,534 | 50.02 | 16,680 | 49.91 |
Multiple birth | ||||
No | 32,578 | 98.55 | 32,963 | 98.62 |
Yes | 478 | 1.45 | 460 | 1.38 |
Breastfeeding initiation | ||||
Within 1 h | 26,642 | 80.60 | 26,963 | 80.67 |
After 1 h | 6414 | 19.40 | 6460 | 19.33 |
Media exposure | ||||
No | 12,167 | 36.81 | 12,071 | 36.12 |
Yes | 20,889 | 63.19 | 21,352 | 63.88 |
Parity | ||||
Primiparous | 6876 | 20.18 | 7021 | 21.01 |
Multiparous | 16,693 | 50.50 | 16,812 | 50.30 |
Grand multiparous | 9487 | 28.70 | 9590 | 28.69 |
ANC visits | ||||
No | 2449 | 7.41 | 2678 | 8.01 |
One & two | 4284 | 12.96 | 4378 | 13.10 |
Three | 8976 | 27.15 | 9074 | 27.15 |
Four & above | 17,347 | 52.48 | 17,293 | 51.74 |
Place of delivery | ||||
Home | 9056 | 27.40 | 9072 | 27.14 |
Health facility | 24,000 | 72.60 | 24,351 | 72.86 |
Cesarean delivery | ||||
Yes | 1966 | 5.95 | 1951 | 5.84 |
No | 31,090 | 94.05 | 31,472 | 94.16 |
Size of the child at birth | ||||
Small | 5569 | 16.85 | 5522 | 16.52 |
Large | 9837 | 29.76 | 10,217 | 30.57 |
Average | 17,650 | 53.39 | 17,684 | 52.91 |
Distance from the health facility | ||||
Big problem | 13,998 | 42.35 | 14,769 | 44.19 |
Not a big problem | 19,058 | 57.65 | 18,654 | 55.81 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 8318 | 25.16 | 7610 | 22.77 |
Rural | 24,738 | 74.84 | 25,813 | 77.23 |
Community-level women education | ||||
Low | 16,565 | 50.51 | 17,369 | 51.97 |
High | 16,491 | 49.89 | 16,054 | 48.03 |
Community poverty leve | ||||
Low | 16,272 | 49.23 | 17,208 | 51.48 |
High | 16,784 | 50.77 | 16,215 | 48.52 |
Community-level of ANC utilization | ||||
High | 7392 | 22.36 | 7044 | 21.08 |
Low | 11,312 | 34.22 | 12,258 | 36.67 |
Middle | 14,352 | 43.42 | 14,121 | 42.25 |
Community-level media exposure | ||||
Low | 16,255 | 49.17 | 16,047 | 48.01 |
High | 16,801 | 50.83 | 17,376 | 51.99 |