Table 1 Background characteristics of children

Proportion of stunted children

NA

27.5

Age (N = 2325)

Less than 6 months

8.8

6-11months

11.4

12-23 months

21.4

24-35 months

19.3

36-47 months

18.8

48-59 months

20.5

Sex of child (N = 2379)

Females

50.8

Males

49.2

Region (N = 2325)

Western

9.3

Central

9.1

Greater Accra

11.5

Volta

9.1

Eastern

8.2

Ashanti

19.7

Brong Ahafo

10.5

Northern

15.2

Upper East

4.8

Upper West

2.6

Ethnicity (N = 2230)

Akan

47.9

Ga/Dangme

5.0

Ewe

13.3

Mole-dagbani

21.4

Others

12.4

Mother’s Educational level

No education

32.9

(N = 2323)

Primary

24.3

Middle/JHS

34.9

Secondary and above

7.9

Wealth Status (N = 2325)

Poorest

25.6

Poorer

22.9

Middle

17.8

Richer

19.5

Richest

14.2

Household size (N = 2325)

1-4

35.2

5-8

53.1

9 and above

11.7

Source of drinking water (N = 2311)

Pipe

35.6

Well

43.6

Spring/river/rainwater

14.5

Tanker/bottle/sachet

6.3

Type of toilet facility (N = 2309)

Water closet

8.6

Pit latrine

63.6

Bush/no facility

27.8

Number of children (N = 2329)

1-4

71.6

5-8

25.0

9-14

3.4

Mother’s age (N = 2345)

15-24

22.1

25-34

49.0

35-44

25.6

45 and above

3.3

Timing of breastfeeding (N = 2323)

<1 hour

53.4

1 hour

11.7

2^nd - 23^rd hour

18.2

< 6 days

16.0

6^th - 14^th day

0.7

Incidence of diarrhoea (N = 2332)

Yes

20.9

No

79.1