Table 1 Family behavioural factors, age of mother, household experience of hardships, household economic status, characteristics of the child and access to health services (n = 2373 surviving children in n = 1327 households)

Lack of education (y vs n)

Married younger than 16 years (y vs n)

Lack of maternal autonomy (y vs n)

Preference for female physician (y vs n)

Age of the mother

Age of the mother (years)

   13 to 20

   21 to 22

   23 to 38

Household experience of hardships in the last 5 years

Shortage of basic material needs

Forced to leave preferred residence

Migration inside the country

Migration outside the country

Household economic status

Monthly income terciles (Afghani)

First (100 to 4999)

Second (5000 to 9999)

Third (10,000 to 60,000)

No running water

Characteristics of the child and access to health services

Female

Age (months)

   0–11

   1 December 2003

   24–35

   36–47

   48–59

Missing diphtheria, pertusis and tetanus vaccination (y vs n)