Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 762 children under-5 years from 557 unique households
From: Impact of implementing performance-based financing on childhood malnutrition in Rwanda
Variable | Count (%)* |
|---|---|
Child characteristic | |
Age | |
0-5 months | 81 (11.4) |
6-11 months | 62 (8.7) |
12-23 months | 117 (16.4) |
24-35 months | 152 (21.3) |
36-47 months | 146 (20.5) |
48-60 months | 155 (21.7) |
Sex | |
Male | 351 (49.2) |
Female | 362 (50.8) |
Health insurance | |
No | 146 (20.7) |
Yes | 558 (79.3) |
HIV status | |
Negative | 676 (94.9) |
Positive | 36 (5.1) |
Recent illness | |
No | 489 (68.7) |
Yes | 223 (31.3) |
Performance-based financing | |
Lives in Phase II district | 235 (42.0) |
Lives in Phase 0 district | 89 (16.0) |
Lives in Phase I district | 233 (42.0) |
Outcome measure | |
Weight-for-age (Underweight) | |
<−2 SD | 157 (22.7) |
≥ − 2 SD | 535 (77.3) |
Height-for-age (Stunting) | |
<−2 SD | 356 (57.9) |
≥ − 2 SD | 259 (42.1) |
Weight-for-height (Wasting) | |
<−2 SD | 56 (9.0) |
≥ − 2 SD | 569 (91.0) |