Table 2 Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics

N of infants

214

122

District

0.028

(site A)

Toma

22 (10.7)

7 (5.7)

Tougan

26 (12.2)

7 (5.7)

Ouahigouya

37 (17.3)

31 (25.4)

Seguenega

16 (7.5)

20 (16.4)

(site B)

Banfora

64 (29.9)

36 (29.5)

Sindou

16 (7.5)

6 (4.9)

Tenado

14 (6.5)

4 (3.3)

Leo

19 (8.9

11 (9.0)

Residence

0.940

Urban

86 (40.2)

50 (41.0)

Rural

126 (58.9)

72 (59.0)

Missing

2 (00.9)

0

Size of household

0.002

0–5

40 (18.7)

37 (30.3)

6–10

101 (47.2)

63 (51.6)

11 and over

73 (34.1)

22 (18.0)

Socioeconomic status

0.782

Q1 (poorest)

43 (20.1)

18 (15.1)

Q2

37 (17.3)

20 (16.8)

Q3

38 (17.8)

20 (16.8)

Q4

46 (21.5)

29 (24.4)

Q5 (wealthiest)

50 (23.4)

32 (26.9)

Age of mother (years old)

0.072

16–25

79 (38.0)

33 (27.7)

24–35

96 (46.2)

57 (47.9)

36 and above

33 (15.9)

29 (24.4)

Missing

6 (2.9)

3 (2.5)

Education level

0.005

No education

127 (59.4)

91 (74.6)

Primary

34 (15.9)

18 (14.7)

Secondary or more

53 (24.8)

13 (10.7)

Mother has paid job

75 (35.1)

38 (31.2)

0.467

Sex of infant

0.680

Female

112 (52.3)

61 (50.0)

Male

102 (47.7)

61 (50.0)

Birth order of infant

0.103

1st

42 (19.6)

17 (14.1)

2nd − 3rd

72 (33.6)

43 (35.5)

4th − 5th

52 (24.3)

42 (34.7)

6th or higher

48 (22.4)

19 (15.7)

Household radio access

120 (56.1)

71 (58.2)

0.706

Electricity access

67 (31.3)

29 (23.8)

0.141

Bicycle access

176 (82.2)

84 (68.9)

0.000

Infant’s age (months old)

0.103

0–3

66 (32.0)

34 (27.9)

4–6

52 (25.3)

28 (23.0)

7–9

33 (15.4)

32 (26.2)

10–13

63 (29.4)

28 (23.0)

Birth setting

0.058

At home

11 (5.3)

7 (5.7)

Public Sector: Hospital

18 (8.4)

20 (16.4)

Public sector: Maternity

124 (57.9)

53 (43.4)

Public Sector: Health center

56 (26.2)

42 (34.4)

Other

5 (2.4)

0