Table 1 Basic characteristics of children under five in Benin, 2017–2018
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Child’s age (months) | ||
< 06 | 1,304 | 11.56 |
06–11 | 1,419 | 12.58 |
12–23 | 2,329 | 20.63 |
24–35 | 2,117 | 18.76 |
36–47 | 2,112 | 18.72 |
48–59 | 2,004 | 17.76 |
Child’s sex | ||
Male | 5,738 | 50.84 |
Female | 5,548 | 49.16 |
Child’s rank | ||
1 | 2,419 | 21.44 |
2 | 2,213 | 19.61 |
3 and above | 6,653 | 58.95 |
Twin | ||
No | 10,991 | 97.39 |
Yes | 294 | 2.61 |
Child’s diarrhoea | ||
Non | 10,068 | 89.21 |
Oui | 1,218 | 10.79 |
Mother’s age | ||
15–19 | 486 | 4.31 |
20–29 | 5,811 | 51.49 |
30–39 | 4,054 | 35.93 |
40–49 | 935 | 8.28 |
Mother’s level of education | ||
No-formal education | 7,343 | 65.06 |
Primary | 2,081 | 18.44 |
Secondary | 1,712 | 15.17 |
Higher | 150 | 1.33 |
Mother’s marital status | ||
Single | 637 | 5.65 |
In couple | 10,649 | 94.35 |
Mother’s professional activity | ||
No | 1,880 | 16.66 |
Yes | 9,405 | 83.34 |
Mother’s religion | ||
Traditional and other | 1,214 | 10.75 |
Islam | 3,751 | 33.24 |
Christianity | 5,691 | 50.43 |
No religion | 630 | 5.58 |
Mother’s health insurance | ||
No | 11,189 | 99.14 |
Yes | 97 | 0.86 |
Mother’s exposure to newspapers | ||
Not at all | 10,663 | 94.48 |
Less than once a week | 369 | 3.27 |
At least once a week | 254 | 2.25 |
Mother’s exposure to radio | ||
Not at all | 4,959 | 43.94 |
Less than once a week | 2,382 | 21.11 |
At least once a week | 3,945 | 34.96 |
Mother’s exposure to television | ||
Not at all | 7,404 | 65.60 |
Less than once a week | 1,848 | 16.38 |
At least once a week | 2,034 | 18.02 |
Household head’s sex | ||
Male | 9,524 | 84.39 |
Female | 1,762 | 15.61 |
Household wealth index | ||
Poorest | 2,317 | 20.53 |
Poorer | 2,256 | 19.99 |
Middle | 2,308 | 20.45 |
Richer | 2,309 | 20.46 |
Richest | 2,096 | 18.57 |
Household size | ||
≤ 5 | 4,304 | 38.14 |
> 5 | 6,982 | 61.86 |
Area | ||
Urban | 4,442 | 39.36 |
Rural | 6,844 | 60.64 |
Department | ||
Alibori | 1,538 | 13.63 |
Atacora | 1,001 | 8.87 |
Atlantique | 1,274 | 11.29 |
Borgou | 1,423 | 12.61 |
Collines | 744 | 6.59 |
Couffo | 751 | 6.66 |
Donga | 742 | 6.58 |
Littoral | 504 | 4.47 |
Mono | 513 | 4.54 |
Ouémé | 1,023 | 9.06 |
Plateau | 688 | 6.09 |
Zou | 1,085 | 9.62 |