From: Childhood Illness Prevalence and Health Seeking Behavior Patterns in Rural Tanzania
Characteristic | n (% or SD) |
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Child characteristics | |
Gender | |
Male | 1084 (52.19) |
Female | 993 (47.81) |
Mean age (years) | 2.09 (1.32) |
0 - 1 year | 876 (42.18) |
1 - 2 years | 382 (18.39) |
2 - 5 years | 819 (39.43) |
Foster status | |
Not foster child | 1973 (94.99) |
Foster child | 104 (5.01) |
Caregiver characteristics | |
Mean age (years) | 29.97 (8.39) |
15 - 24 years | 516 (31.41) |
25 - 34 years | 622 (37.86) |
≥35 years | 505 (30.74) |
Educational achievement | |
None | 399 (24.28) |
Primary | 1167 (71.03) |
Secondary and plus(a) | 77 (4.69) |
Marital status | |
Married(b) | 1338 (81.44) |
Unmarried | 305 (18.56) |
Religion | |
Muslim | 858 (52.22) |
Christian | 706 (42.97) |
Traditional | 79 (4.81) |
Ethnic Group | |
Ndengereko | 272 (16.56) |
Pogoro | 237 (14.42) |
Sukuma | 150 (9.13) |
Ngindo | 233 (14.18) |
Other | 751 (45.71) |
Relationship to head of household | |
Wife | 948 (57.70) |
Head of household | 77 (4.6) |
Daughter | 299 (18.20) |
Daughter-in-law | 123 (7.49) |
Other | 196 (11.93) |
Number of children under age 5 in household | |
One child under 5 | 1248 (76.56) |
Two children under 5 | 357 (21.73) |
Three children under 5 | 38 (2.31) |
Wealth quintiles | |
First Quintile (Poorest) | 355 (21.61) |
Second Quintiles | 422 (25.68) |
Third Quintiles (Middle) | 287 (17.47) |
Fourth Quintiles | 237 (14.42) |
Fifth Quintiles (Wealthiest) | 222 (13.51) |
NR | 120 (7.30) |
District | |
Rufiji | 403 (24.53) |
Kilombero | 973 (59.22) |
Ulanga | 267 (16.25) |
Residence | |
Rural | 1340 (81.56) |
Urban/semi-urban | 303 (18.44) |
Nearest health facility characteristics | |
Ownership | |
Government | 767 (46.68) |
Private | 876 (53.32) |
Type | |
Dispensary | 1222 (74.38) |
Health center | 203 (12.36) |
Hospital | 218 (13.27) |
Distance to village | |
Mean (SD) = 3.001 (3.328) | |
<1 km | 479 (29.15) |
1-2.99 km | 613 (37.31) |
> = 3 km | 551 (33.54) |