Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study mothers/caregivers in a study of MAD intake and associated factors among children age 6–23 months in Sub-Saharan Africa: based on 2010–2020 DHS

Sex of child

Male

40,056

39,657

50.49

Female

39,091

38,885

49.51

Age of child

6–8 months

14,301

14,097

17.95

9–11 months

13,035

13,066

16.64

12–23 months

51,811

51,378

65.42

Age of women (years)

15–19

7500

7305

9.30

20–35

59,774

59,541

75.81

36–49

11,873

11,696

14.89

Breast feeding status

Not breastfed

16,232

16,039

20.51

Breastfed

62,915

62,503

79.49

Educational attainment of women

No education

30,314

29,673

37.78

Prim. education

27,104

26,888

34.23

Sec. & above

21,729

21,981

27.99

Occupation of women

Worked

23,008

22,214

29.44

Not working

53,010

53,239

70.56

Marial status of mother

Merried

55,160

55,286

70.39

Not merried

23,987

23,255

29.61

House hold family size

1–4

21,823

22,124

28.17

5–10

47,473

46,784

59.57

>  11

9851

9633

12.26

Media exposure

No

30,381

29,187

37.21

Yes

48,670

49,261

62.79

Wealth index

Poorest

19,951

17,993

25.21

Poorer

17,558

17,200

22.18

Midddle

15,790

15,958

19.95

Richer

13,803

14,634

17.44

Richest

12,045

12,757

15.22

Country income level

Lower

51,015

51,329

64.46

Lower middle

21,503

21,209

27.17

Upper middle

6629

6003

8.38

Residence

Urban

23,782

24,533

31.24

Rural

55,365

54,009

68.76

Region in SSA

Centeral Africa

14,682

14,064

17.91

East Africa

31,294

31,462

40.06

West Africa

31,216

31,130

39.64

South Africa

1955

1886

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