Table 1 Characteristics of the study population – Percent distribution or mean (SD) of individuals in sampled areas by selected background characteristics
Characteristics | Study areas | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Equateur | Kasai-Occidental / Oriental | Maniema / Orientale | ||
Setting | ||||
Rural | 93% | 91% | 92% | 92% |
Urban | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% |
Gender | ||||
Female | 54% | 55% | 57% | 56% |
Male | 46% | 45% | 43% | 44% |
Age (in years) | ||||
< 5 | 33% | 28% | 31% | 29% |
5–14 | 17% | 23% | 24% | 22% |
15–24 | 10% | 11% | 9% | 11% |
25–34 | 13% | 11% | 7% | 10% |
35–44 | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% |
45–54 | 8% | 7% | 10% | 8% |
55+ | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% |
Average (SD) | 21.94 (1.11) | 22.78 (0.94) | 21.07 (1.51) | 22.18 (0.72) |
Wealth quintile | ||||
Low | 12% | 40% | 3% | 26% |
Low Middle | 35% | 20% | 11% | 19% |
Middle | 22% | 14% | 28% | 19% |
High Middle | 18% | 13% | 31% | 19% |
High | 13% | 13% | 27% | 17% |
Household size | ||||
1–3 | 18% | 17% | 14% | 16% |
4–8 | 66% | 66% | 74% | 69% |
> 8 | 16% | 16% | 12% | 15% |
Average (SD) | 5.97 (0.1) | 6.15 (0.1) | 5.9 (0.1) | 6.1 (0.1) |
Head of household | 14% | 15% | 7% | 13% |
Highest education of household head | ||||
None completed | 13% | 20% | 6% | 15% |
Primary | 32% | 25% | 25% | 26% |
Secondary | 54% | 51% | 63% | 55% |
Tertiary | 1% | 4% | 5% | 4% |
Time to access outpatient care | ||||
≥ 30 min | 96% | 85% | 96% | 89% |
< 30 min | 4% | 15% | 4% | 11% |
Distance of facility from the village (in km) | 9.3 (0.9) | 7.9 (0.5) | 5.5 (0.3) | 7.4 (11.8) |