Table 1 Frequency and percentage distributions of socio-economic and demographic variables of children aged 6 to 59 months in Bangladesh
Variables | Number of children | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Children’s age (in months) | ||
06–12 | 902 | 14.0 |
13–24 | 1432 | 22.2 |
25–36 | 1436 | 22.2 |
37–48 | 1416 | 21.9 |
49–59 | 1274 | 19.7 |
Sex of child | ||
Male | 3319 | 51.4 |
Female | 3141 | 48.6 |
Breastfeeding status | ||
No | 2880 | 44.6 |
Yes | 3580 | 55.4 |
Place of residence | ||
Rural | 4409 | 68.3 |
Urban | 2051 | 31.7 |
Division | ||
Dhaka | 1130 | 17.5 |
Barisal | 733 | 11.3 |
Chittagong | 1241 | 19.2 |
Khulna | 704 | 10.9 |
Rajshahi | 783 | 12.1 |
Rangpur | 781 | 12.1 |
Sylhet | 1088 | 16.8 |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 5916 | 91.6 |
Non-Muslim | 544 | 8.4 |
Number of children | ||
1 | 4238 | 65.6 |
2 | 1829 | 28.3 |
3 or higher | 393 | 6.1 |
Mother’s education | ||
No education | 1055 | 16.3 |
Primary | 1814 | 28.1 |
Secondary | 2952 | 45.7 |
Higher | 639 | 9.9 |
Father’s education | ||
No education | 1694 | 26.2 |
Primary | 1960 | 30.3 |
Secondary | 1891 | 29.3 |
Higher | 915 | 14.2 |
Sex of household head | ||
Female | 602 | 9.3 |
Male | 5858 | 90.7 |
Wealth index | ||
Poor | 2648 | 41.0 |
Middle | 1245 | 19.3 |
Rich | 2567 | 39.7 |
Exposure of media | ||
Non-exposure | 3213 | 49.7 |
Exposure | 3247 | 50.3 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed | 4766 | 73.8 |
Employed | 1694 | 26.2 |
NGO membership | ||
No | 4915 | 76.6 |
Yes | 1509 | 23.4 |
Vitamin A capsule consumption | ||
No | 2354 | 36.4 |
Yes | 4106 | 63.6 |