Full Sample N = 7325 | IFAS n = 3260 | |
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Educational attainment | ||
Never attended school | 4021 (54.9) | 1869 (57.3) |
Primary school | 2203 (30.1) | 963 (29.5) |
Coranic | 383 (5.2) | 136 (4.2) |
Secondary school or higher | 718 (9.8) | 292 (9.0) |
Literacy | ||
Can’t write and read | 5394 (73.6) | 2494 (76.5) |
Can read | 342 (4.7) | 138 (4.2) |
Can write and read | 1589 (21.7) | 628 (19.3) |
Maternal age (years) | ||
15–19 | 1013 (13.8) | 436 (13.4) |
20–34 | 5132 (70.1) | 2281 (70.0) |
35–49 | 1180 (16.1) | 543 (16.7) |
Socioeconomic status | ||
Most poor | 1482 (20.2) | 727 (22.3) |
Poor | 1453 (19.8) | 715 (21.9) |
Middle | 1477 (20.2) | 665 (20.4) |
Rich | 1510 (20.6) | 730 (22.4) |
Most rich | 1403 (19.2) | 423 (13.0) |
Marital status | ||
Single | 787 (10.7) | 304 (9.3) |
Common-law union | 2942 (40.2) | 1336 (41.0) |
Married | 3541 (48.3) | 1599 (49.1) |
Divorced/widowed | 55 (0.8) | 21 (0.6) |
Previous births | ||
0 child | 294 (4.0) | 120 (3.7) |
1–4 children | 5439 (74.3) | 2437 (74.8) |
≥ 5 children | 1592 (21.7) | 703 (21.5) |
Place of birth | ||
Health facility | 4198 (57.3) | 1915 (58.7) |
Home | 2917 (39.8) | 1259 (38.6) |
Other place | 210 (2.9) | 86 (2.6) |
Child sex | ||
Male | 3696 (50.5) | 1618 (49.6) |
Female | 3629 (49.5) | 1642 (50.4) |
Child birthweight | ||
< 2500 g | 563 (7.7) | 297 (9.1) |
≥ 2500 g | 3947 (53.9) | 2007 (61.6) |
Unknown | 2815 (38.4) | 956 (29.3) |
Twin births | ||
Yes | 355 (4.8) | 172 (5.3) |
No | 6970 (95.2) | 3088 (94.7) |
Malaria | ||
Confirmed | 3393 (46.3) | 1609 (49.4) |
Not confirmed | 3932 (53.9) | 1651 (50.6) |
Persistent fever | ||
Yes | 2198 (30.0) | 1072 (32.9) |
No | 5127 (70.0) | 2188 (67.1) |
Lack of appetite | ||
Yes | 1537 (21.0) | 647 (19.8) |
No | 5788 (79.0) | 2613 (80.2) |