Table 2 Relationship between covariates and child health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Covariates | Received measles vaccine (n = 75,982) | Sought medical treatment for fever/cough (n = 93,142) | Sought medical treatment for diarrhoea (n = 93,142) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mother’s age | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
15–24 | 26.9 | 73.1 | 83.0 | 17.0 | 88.7 | 11.3 |
25–34 | 25.1 | 74.9 | 84.1 | 15.9 | 90.3 | 9.7 |
35+ | 25.4 | 74.6 | 85.3 | 14.7 | 91.5 | 8.5 |
Education | ||||||
None | 36.6 | 63.4 | 88.1 | 11.9 | 91.4 | 8.6 |
Primary | 21.7 | 78.3 | 80.9 | 19.1 | 88.6 | 11.4 |
Sec/higher | 14.4 | 85.6 | 81.9 | 18.1 | 89.8 | 10.2 |
Household wealth | ||||||
Poorest | 34.4 | 65.6 | 84.6 | 15.4 | 89.8 | 10.2 |
Poorer | 27.7 | 72.3 | 83.9 | 16.1 | 89.4 | 10.6 |
Middle | 24.3 | 75.7 | 83.8 | 16.2 | 90.1 | 9.9 |
Richer | 21.3 | 78.7 | 84.1 | 15.9 | 90.1 | 9.9 |
Richest | 14.9 | 85.1 | 83.1 | 16.9 | 91.0 | 9.0 |
Employment | ||||||
Not working | 27.3 | 72.7 | 85.1 | 14.9 | 89.8 | 10.2 |
Working | 24.6 | 75.4 | 83.2 | 16.8 | 90.2 | 9.8 |
Residence | ||||||
Rural | 27.9 | 72.1 | 84.1 | 15.9 | 89.8 | 10.2 |
Urban | 20.7 | 79.3 | 83.7 | 16.3 | 90.4 | 9.6 |
Child sex | ||||||
Male | 25.6 | 74.4 | 83.8 | 16.2 | 89.6 | 10.4 |
Female | 25.8 | 74.2 | 84.2 | 15.8 | 90.4 | 9.6 |
Child’s age | ||||||
7–11 months | 82.0 | 18.0 | 87.4 | 12.6 | ||
12–23 months | 27.2 | 72.8 | 83.1 | 16.9 | 88.4 | 11.7 |
24–35 months | 24.1 | 75.9 | 85.9 | 14.1 | 93.0 | 7.0 |
Birth order | ||||||
1st order | 23.6 | 76.4 | 83.3 | 16.7 | 89.8 | 10.2 |
2nd order | 27.5 | 72.5 | 84.8 | 15.2 | 90.0 | 10.0 |
3rd order or more | 30.8 | 69.2 | 85.3 | 14.7 | 90.9 | 9.1 |
Size of child at birth | ||||||
Large | 26.4 | 73.6 | 83.5 | 16.5 | 89.6 | 10.4 |
Average | 24.4 | 75.6 | 85.2 | 14.8 | 90.9 | 9.1 |
Small | 30.4 | 69.6 | 84.0 | 16.0 | 88.7 | 11.3 |
ANC attendance | ||||||
Did not attend | 41.3 | 58.7 | 89.9 | 10.1 | 94.1 | 5.9 |
Attended | 20.1 | 79.9 | 82.1 | 17.9 | 88.7 | 11.3 |