Table 3 Characteristics of MCH handbook respondents according to maternal wealth status in Mirbachakot and Kama districts of Afghanistan from August 2017 to April 2018
Poorest | Least poor | Total in wealth status known | Wealth status not known | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 722) | (n = 1082) | (n = 1804) | (n = 139) | (n = 1943) | |
Wealth quintilea | |||||
Lowest quintile 1 | 361 (50.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 361 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 361 (18.6%) |
2 | 361 (50.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 361 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 361 (18.6%) |
3 | 0 (0.0%) | 361 (33.6%) | 361 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 361 (18.6%) |
4 | 0 (0.0%) | 361 (33.6%) | 361 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 361 (18.6%) |
Highest quintile 5 | 0 (0.0%) | 360 (33.3%) | 360 (19.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 360 (18.5%) |
Not known | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 139 (100.0%) | 139 (7.2%) |
Maternal education | |||||
No education | 612 (84.8%) | 805 (74.4%) | 1417 (78.5%) | 107 (77.0%) | 1524 (78.4%) |
Primary | 39 (5.4%) | 103 (9.5%) | 142 (7.9%) | 7 (5.0%) | 149 (7.7%) |
Secondary+ | 37 (5.1%) | 121 (11.2%) | 158 (8.8%) | 12 (8.6%) | 170 (8.8%) |
Not known | 34 (4.7%) | 53 (4.9%) | 87 (4.8%) | 13 (9.4%) | 100 (5.2%) |
Maternal age | |||||
16-19y | 32 (4.4%) | 42 (3.9%) | 74 (4.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 74 (3.8%) |
20-24y | 199 (27.6%) | 355 (32.8%) | 554 (30.7%) | 26 (18.7%) | 580 (29.9%) |
25-29y | 189 (26.2%) | 319 (29.5%) | 508 (28.2%) | 32 (23.0%) | 540 (27.8%) |
30-34y | 174 (24.1%) | 205 (19.0%) | 379 (21.0%) | 52 (37.4%) | 431 (22.2%) |
35 + y | 128 (17.7%) | 161 (14.9%) | 289 (16.0%) | 29 (20.9%) | 318 (16.4%) |
Parity | |||||
1 | 145 (20.1%) | 152 (14.1%) | 197 (10.9%) | 7 (5.0%) | 304 (15.7%) |
2–6 | 469 (65.0%) | 732 (67.7%) | 1201 (66.6%) | 89 (64.0%) | 1290 (66.4%) |
7+ | 108 (15.0%) | 198 (18.3%) | 306 (17.0%) | 43 (30.9%) | 349 (18.0%) |
Age of child | |||||
< 1 m | 41 (5.7%) | 64 (5.9%) | 105 (5.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 105 (5.4%) |
1 m | 106 (14.7%) | 144 (13.3%) | 250 (13.9%) | 19 (13.7%) | 269 (13.8%) |
2 m | 92 (12.7%) | 108 (10.0%) | 200 (11.1%) | 11 (7.9%) | 211 (10.9%) |
3 m | 87 (12.1%) | 138 (12.8%) | 225 (12.5%) | 21 (15.1%) | 246 (12.7%) |
4 m | 68 (9.4%) | 142 (13.1%) | 210 (11.6%) | 19 (13.7%) | 229 (11.8%) |
5 m | 95 (13.2%) | 135 (12.9%) | 230 (12.7%) | 20 (14.4%) | 250 (12.9%) |
6 m | 233 (32.3%) | 351 (32.4%) | 584 (32.4%) | 49 (35.3%) | 633 (32.6%) |
Sex of child | |||||
Female | 335 (46.4%) | 517 (47.8%) | 852 (47.2%) | 89 (64.0%) | 941 (48.4%) |
Male | 387 (53.6%) | 565 (52.2%) | 952 (52.8%) | 50 (36.0%) | 1002 (51.6%) |