Table 2 Demographic and household characteristics of 390 mothers enrolled in the cross-sectional component of the study by site
Maternal characteristics | Total | Refugees | Migrants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MLA | MKT | WPA | ||
Total mothers surveyed, n (%) | 390 | 165 (42.3) | 112 (28.7) | 113 (29.0) |
Maternal age (yrs), mean (SD) | 27.0 (6.4) | 27.3 (6.3) | 27.0 (6.8) | 26.6 (6.2) |
Paternal education (yrs), mean (SD)a | 4.5 (3.7) | 4.7 (4.0) | 4.4 (3.6) | 4.2 (3.4) |
Infant age (months), mean (SD) | 7.3 (3.4) | 7.1 (3.6) | 7.2 (3.3) | 7.5 (3.4) |
< 6 months, n (%) | 132 (33.8) | 62 (37.6) | 37 (33.0) | 33 (29.2) |
≥ 6 months, n (%) | 258 (66.2) | 103 (62.4) | 75 (67.0) | 80 (70.8) |
Infant sex, n (%) | ||||
Male | 179 (45.9) | 79 (47.9) | 52 (46.4) | 48 (42.5) |
Female | 211 (54.1) | 86 (52.1) | 60 (53.6) | 65 (57.5) |
Ethnicity, n (%)b | ||||
Karen | 254 (65.1) | 143 (86.7) | 59 (52.7) | 52 (46.0) |
Burman | 114 (29.2) | 20 (12.1) | 42 (37.5) | 52 (46.0) |
Other | 22 (5.7) | 2 (1.2) | 11 (9.8) | 9 (8.0) |
Religion, n (%)b | ||||
Buddhist | 290 (74.4) | 85 (51.5) | 95 (84.8) | 110 (97.3) |
Christian | 78 (20.0) | 59 (35.8) | 16 (14.3) | 3 (2.7) |
Muslim | 21 (5.4) | 21 (12.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Other | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) |
Literacy, n (%) | ||||
Can read/write | 263 (67.4) | 116 (70.3) | 77 (68.8) | 70 (62.0) |
Cannot read/write | 127 (32.6) | 49 (29.7) | 35 (31.2) | 43 (38.0) |
Smoker, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 35 (9.0) | 15 (9.1) | 13 (11.6) | 7 (6.2) |
No | 355 (91.0) | 150 (90.9) | 99 (88.4) | 106 (93.8) |
ANC visits, n (%)c | ||||
< 8 | 23 (5.9) | 11 (6.7) | 6 (5.4) | 6 (5.3) |
≥ 8 | 366 (94.1) | 154 (93.3) | 105 (94.6) | 107 (94.7) |
Household characteristics | ||||
Length of residence (yrs), mean (SD)b | 7.6 (5.9) | 9.3 (5.8) | 7.0 (6.1) | 5.8 (5.3) |
Weekly food expenditure per household member (USD), mean (SD)d | 4.3 (2.8) | 3.6 (2.4) | 4.8 (3.0) | 4.7 (2.8) |
≥ 2 food resources, n (%)d | ||||
Yes | 341 (87.9) | 158 (96.3) | 99 (89.2) | 84 (74.3) |
No | 47 (12.1) | 6 (3.7) | 12 (10.8) | 29 (25.7) |
Sanitation, n (%)e | ||||
Improved | 362 (93.1) | 163 (98.8) | 94 (84.7) | 105 (92.9) |
Unimproved | 27 (6.9) | 2 (1.2) | 17 (15.3) | 8 (7.1) |
Time travelled to clinic, n (%)b | ||||
< 30 min | 288 (73.9) | 149 (90.3) | 60 (53.6) | 79 (69.9) |
≥ 30 min | 102 (26.1) | 16 (9.7) | 52 (46.4) | 34 (30.1) |