Table 1 Maternal and child characteristics of 4,220 children in the DHS Senegal 2019 dataset
Characteristics | Total (n = 4,220) | ARI symptoms: Yes (n = 186) | ARI symptoms: No (n = 4,034) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Child's age in months, mean (SD) | 30.37 (± 17.37) | 26.79 (± 16.60) | 30.53 (± 17.39) | 0.004 |
Mother's education—no. (%) | 0.297 | |||
High | 489 (11.6%) | 26 (14.0%) | 463 (11.5%) | |
Low | 3731 (88.4%) | 160 (86.0%) | 3571 (88.5%) | |
Wealth index—no. (%) | 0.036 | |||
Rich | 998 (23.6%) | 58 (31.2%) | 940 (23.3%) | |
Middle | 795 (18.8%) | 28 (15.1%) | 767 (19.0%) | |
Poor | 2427 (57.5%) | 100 (53.8%) | 2327 (57.7%) | |
Residence—no. (%) | 0.805 | |||
Urban | 1259 (29.8%) | 57 (30.6%) | 1202 (29.8%) | |
Rural | 2961 (70.2%) | 129 (69.4%) | 2832 (70.2%) | |
Temperature, mean (SD) | 26.84 (± 3.09) | 26.45 (± 2.82) | 26.86 (± 3.10) | 0.077 |
Relative humidity, mean (SD) | 59.08 (± 24.15) | 62.52 (± 24.53) | 58.92 (± 24.13) | 0.047 |
NO2 (mol/m2), mean (SD) | 17.39 (± 7.16) | 18.59 (± 8.60) | 17.33 (± 7.09) | 0.052 |