Table 2 Summary of pooled sample characteristics of the studied children in 57 LMIC
Characteristics | N | Weighted % | Weighted (%) Rural | Weighted Diarrhoea Prevalence (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Rural | Non-rural | ||||
(a) | ||||||
Age | ||||||
 Infant | 164,438 | 20.7 | 68.5 | *17.4 | *18.0 | *16.1 |
 12–59 months | 631,712 | 79.4 | 67.9 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 12.7 |
Sex | ||||||
 Female | 389,173 | 48.9 | 68.2 | *13.8 | *14.1 | *13.1 |
 Male | 406,977 | 51.1 | 67.9 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 13.7 |
Household Head | ||||||
 Male | 669,287 | 84.1 | 68.8 | *14.2 | 14.6 | *13.2 |
 Female | 126,863 | 15.9 | 64.1 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.2 |
Maternal age | ||||||
 15–24 years | 234,550 | 29.5 | 70.7 | *16.4 | *16.3 | *16.5 |
 25–34 years | 414,014 | 52.0 | 66.3 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 12.3 |
 35–49 years | 147,586 | 18.5 | 68.7 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 12.0 |
Maternal Education | ||||||
 No education | 273,056 | 34.3 | 83.2 | *15.8 | *15.7 | *15.9 |
 Primary | 202,835 | 25.5 | 73.9 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
 Secondary or higher | 320,257 | 40.2 | 52.2 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
Household Wealth Index | ||||||
 Poorest | 202,853 | 25.5 | 92.3 | *15.1 | *15.2 | *13.8 |
 Poorer | 178,258 | 22.4 | 86.7 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 13.9 |
 Middle | 158,228 | 19.9 | 74.2 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 13.7 |
 Richer | 139,713 | 17.6 | 50.7 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.8 |
 Richest | 117,098 | 14.7 | 21.3 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 12.8 |
Employment | ||||||
 Employed | 526,983 | 66.2 | 69.4 | *13.3 | *13.7 | *12.3 |
 Unemployed | 269,167 | 33.8 | 65.4 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 15.3 |
Media access | ||||||
 No | 316,993 | 39.9 | 85.0 | *15.2 | *15.3 | *14.8 |
 Yes | 478,517 | 60.2 | 57.6 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.1 |
Drinking water sources | ||||||
 Unimproved sources | 175,663 | 22.8 | 87.0 | *16.9 | *16.8 | *17.3 |
 Improved sources | 595,332 | 77.2 | 63.1 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.1 |
Toilet type | ||||||
 Unimproved sources | 388,386 | 50.4 | 85.3 | *15.4 | *15.3 | *15.9 |
 Improved sources | 382,305 | 49.6 | 51.2 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 12.7 |
Marital status | ||||||
 Never married | 23,560 | 3.0 | 50.8 | *16.9 | *17.8 | *15.9 |
 Currently married | 739,740 | 92.9 | 68.9 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 23.1 |
 Formerly married | 32,850 | 4.1 | 61.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.0 |
Cooking Fuel | ||||||
 Unclean/Biomass | 581,710 | 77.0 | 80.1 | *14.9 | *14.8 | *15.1 |
 Clean Fuel | 173,921 | 23.0 | 33.3 | 12.4 | 13.3 | *11.9 |
Housing materials | ||||||
 Unimproved sources | 676,227 | 89.5 | 70.9 | *14.8 | *15.1 | *14.3 |
 Improved source | 79,157 | 10.5 | 47.2 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
Weight at birth | ||||||
 Average+ | 643,472 | 84.0 | 67.4 | *13.6 | *14.0 | *12.8 |
 Small | 90,809 | 11.9 | 70.0 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 16.0 |
 Very small | 31,924 | 4.2 | 70.9 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 19.5 |
Total | 796,150 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 13.4 |
(b) | ||||||
Birth Interval | ||||||
 1st Birth | 223,779 | 28.2 | 63.0 | *13.1 | *13.5 | *12.5 |
  < 36 months | 308,310 | 38.8 | 73.5 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
 36+ months | 262,278 | 33.0 | 66.2 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 13.4 |
Birth Order | ||||||
 1st | 223,777 | 28.1 | 63.0 | *13.1 | *13.5 | *12.5 |
 2nd | 192,088 | 24.1 | 64.5 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 12.5 |
 3rd | 129,829 | 16.3 | 67.8 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 13.7 |
 4+ | 250,456 | 31.5 | 75.9 | 16.2 | *16.3 | 15.6 |
Neighbourhood SES | ||||||
 Highest | 159,709 | 20.1 | 37.6 | *9.8 | *8.8 | *10.4 |
 2 | 158,969 | 20.0 | 22.6 | 14.9 | 12.9 | 15.5 |
 3 | 160,077 | 20.1 | 87.4 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.6 |
 4 | 159,153 | 20.0 | 98.1 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.2 |
 Lowest | 158,242 | 19.9 | 98.2 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 9.9 |
Total | 796,150 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 13.4 |