From: Addressing child undernutrition in Tanzania with the ASTUTE program
Description | Baseline (percent) | Endline (percent) | Combined total |
---|---|---|---|
Female caregivers surveyed | 5000 | 4996 | 9996 |
Setting | |||
Rural | 4301 (86.02) | 4296 (85.99) | 8,597 (86.00) |
Urban | 699 (13.98) | 700 (14.01) | 1,399 (14.00) |
Religion | |||
Christians | 4166 (83.32) | – | 4,166(83.32) |
Muslim | 541 (10.82) | – | 541 (10.82) |
Other religion | 102 (2.04) | – | 102 (2.04) |
No religion | 191 (3.82) | – | 191 (3.82) |
Marital Status | |||
Single—never married | 293 (5.86) | 211 (4.22) | 504 (5.04) |
Married—monogamous | 3549 (70.98) | 3850 (77.06) | 7399 (74.02) |
Married – polygamous | 291 (5.82) | 490 (9.81) | 781 (7.81) |
Informal union | 425 (8.50) | 75 (1.50) | 500 (5.00) |
Single – Previously married | 442 (8.84) | 365 (7.3) | 807 (8.07) |
Occupation | |||
Crop farming | 3576 (71.52) | 3498 (70.02) | 7074 (70.77) |
Self-employed | 386 (7.72) | 699 (13.99) | 1085 (10.85) |
Housewife/ Househusband | 755 (15.10) | 605 (12.11) | 1360 (13.61) |
Other | 278 (6.7) | 194 (3.88) | 472 (4.72) |
Can read | |||
Yes | 3684 (73.68) | 3903 (78.17) | 7587 (75.92) |
No | 1285 (25.70) | 1090 (21.83) | 2375 (23.77) |
Education | |||
Less than primary school | 1546 (30.92) | 1481 (29.65) | 3027 (30.29) |
Completed primary school | 2808 (56.16) | 2840 (56.86) | 5648 (56.51) |
Some secondary education or more | 646 (12.92) | 674 (13.49) | 1320 (13.21) |
Mean wealtha | 0.314 (SD 0.185) | 0.364 (SD 0.176) | 0.338 (SD 0.182) |
Mean age of child (0–23 months) in months | 9.38 (SD 6.60) | 9.68 (SD6.70) | 9.51 (SD 6.64) |
Male heads of household surveyed | 1,114 | 3,084 | 4,198 |
Education | |||
Less than primary school | 215 (18.79) | – | – |
Completed primary school | 751 (65.65) | – | – |
Some secondary education or more | 178 (15.56) | – | – |