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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers and children under 5 years old in Rwanda DHS 2010

From: Risk factors associated with underweight status in children under five: an analysis of the 2010 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey (RDHS)

Characteristic

N (weighted)

%

Underweight (weight-for-age < -2sd) (N = 4,117)

  

 No

3708

88.6

 Yes

469

11.4

Severe underweight (weight-for-age < -3sd) (N = 4,117)

  

 No

4027

97.8

 Yes

90

2.2

Child age (N = 4,177)

  

  < 12 months

793

19.0

 12–23 months

800

19.1

 24–35 months

900

21.5

 36–47 months

845

20.2

 48–59 months

839

20.1

Child sex (N = 4,176)

  

 Boys

2101

50.3

 Girls

2075

49.7

Child size at birth (N = 4,159)

  

 Not small at birth

3521

84.7

 Small at birth

638

15.3

Birth interval (from previous birth) (N = 4,176)

  

 Singleton first-born

1014

24.3

 Singleton birth <2 years

624

14.9

 Singleton birth > =2 years

2437

58.4

 Multiple births

101

2.4

Mother age in year (N = 4,176)

  

 15–24

755

18.1

 25–34

2255

54.0

 35–49

1166

27.9

Mother’s highest level of educational (N = 4,176)

  

 No education

803

19.2

 Primary

3016

72.2

 Secondary or higher

357

8.6

Mother occupation (N = 4,174)

  

 Not working

415

9.9

 Skilled worker

374

9.0

 Unskilled worker

3385

81.1

Marital status (N = 4,174)

  

 Single

255

6.1

 Married/partnered

3573

85.6

 Separated/divorced

348

8.3

Delivery assisted by health professional (N = 4,176)

  

 Yes

2919

69.9

 No

1257

30.1

Sex of the household head (N = 4,176)

  

 Female

877

21.0

 Male

3299

79.0

Residence (N = 4,176)

  

 Urban

484

11.6

 Rural

3692

88.4

Wealth quintile (N = 4,176)

  

 Top 2

1480

35.4

 Middle

848

20.3

 Bottom 2

1848

44.2

Toilet cleanness upon inspection (N = 4,159)

  

 Not cleaned

2717

65.3

 Yes cleaned

1442

34.7

Quality of toilet (N = 4,075)

  

 Unimproved shared

203

5.0

 Improved shared

575

14.1

 Improved not shared

2431

59.7

 Unimproved not shared

866

21.2

Proximity to improved water source (N = 4,155)

  

 Water on premise

167

4.0

  < 30 minutes

1787

43.2

  > =30 minutes

2181

52.7

 Missing

42

 

Water treatment (N = 4,177)

  

 No

2118

50.7

 Yes

2058

49.3

 Missing

1

 

 Total

4177

100