Table 3 Independent variable description and frequency distribution in East Africa
Variables | Categories | Weighted frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Place of residence | Urban | 11,745 (22.0) |
Rural | 41,577 (78.0) | |
Education level of mother | No education | 14,224 (26.7) |
Primary | 26,393 (49.5) | |
Secondary and above | 12,075 (23.8) | |
Source of drinking water | Not improved | 36,528 (68.5) |
Improved | 16,794 (31.5) | |
Family members | Small | 15,810 (29.7) |
Medium | 33,167 (62.2) | |
Large | 4345 (8.1) | |
Number of children aged under-five | Only one | 19,726 (37.0) |
Two | 24,135 (45.3) | |
Three and more | 9461 (17.7) | |
Wealth index | Poor | 24,183 (45.4) |
Middle | 10,462 (19.6) | |
Rich | 18,677 (35.0) | |
Mother age at first birth | Less than 20 | 30,643 (57.5) |
20 to 34 | 22,559 (42.3) | |
35 to 49 | 120 (0.2) | |
Husband education level | No education | 10,585 (19.9) |
Primary | 25,959 (48.7) | |
Secondary and above | 16,778 (31.5) | |
Birth order of child | First | 10,343 (19.4) |
2 to 3 | 19,880 (37.3) | |
4 to 5 | 12,361 (23.2) | |
6 and more | 10,737 (20.1) | |
Birth type of child | Single birth | 51,908 (97.3) |
Multiple births | 1414 (2.7) | |
Sex of child | Male | 26,770 (50.2) |
Female | 26,552 (49.8) | |
Breastfeeding | No | 953 (1.8) |
Yes | 52,369 (98.2) | |
Place of delivery | Home | 17,099 (32.1) |
Health facility | 36,223 (67.9) | |
Size of children at birth | Small | 8437 (15.8) |
Average | 29,246 (54.8) | |
Large | 15,639 (29.3) | |
Diarrhea | No | 44,737 (83.9) |
Yes | 8585 (16.1) | |
Fever | No | 41,230 (77.3) |
Yes | 12,091 (22.7) | |
Cough | No | 38,265 (71.8) |
Yes | 15,057 (28.2) | |
| Â | Infant | 11,107 (20.8) |
| Â | 12 to 59 | 42,215 (79.2) |