Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the smothers/care givers and the children in a study of MAD intake and associated factors among children 6–23 months aged in Sub-Saharan Africa: based on 2010–2020 DHS

 Age of women (years)

15–19

7500

7305

9.30

20–35

59,774

59,541

75.81

36–49

11,873

11,696

14.89

 Sex of household head

Male

60,808

60,929

79.71

Female

16,259

15,513

20.29

 Educational attainment of women

No education

30,314

29,673

37.78

Primery education

27,104

26,888

34.23

Secondary & above

21,729

21,981

27.99

 Occupation of women

Worked

23,008

22,214

29.44

Not working

53,010

53,239

70.56

 Marital status of mother

Married

55,160

55,286

70.39

Not married

23,987

23,255

29.61

 House hold family size

1–4

21,823

22,124

28.17

5–10

47,473

46,784

59.57

>  11

9851

9633

12.26

 Media exposure

No

30,381

29,187

37.21

Yes

48,670

49,261

62.79

 Pregnancy wontedness

Wanted

56,314

55,767

71.02

Unwanted

22,820

22,765

28.98

 Place of delivery

Home delivery

26,544

52,586

33.04

Health facilities

52,598

25,956

66.96

 ANC visits

No ANC

12,715

12,304

16.07

At least one ANC

66,432

66,238

83.93

 Sex of child

Male

40,056

39,657

50.49

Female

39,091

38,885

49.51

 Age of child

6–8 months

14,301

14,097

17.95

9–11 months

13,035

13,066

16.64

12–23 months

51,811

51,378

65.42

 Birth order

< three

44,745

44,659

56.86

> three

34,402

33,882

43.14

 Plurality

Single

76,478

75,940

96.69

Multiple

2669

2602

3.31

 Breast feeding status

Not breastfed

16,232

16,039

20.51

breastfed

62,915

62,503

79.49

 Residence

Urban

23,782

24,533

31.24

Rural

55,365

54,009

68.76

 Region in SSA

Central Africa

14,682

14,064

17.91

East Africa

31,294

31,462

40.06

West Africa

31,216

31,130

39.64

South Africa

1955

1886

2.40

 Country income level

Lower

51,015

51,329

64.46

Lower middle

21,503

21,209

27.17

Upper middle

6629

6003

8.38

 Survey year

2010–2012

12,558

12,292

15.87

2013–2015

26,898

26,310

33.98

2015–2019

39,691

39,939

50.15

 Community media exposure

Low

39,529

38,619

49.17

High

39,618

39,923

50.83

 Community women education

Low

39,567

38,640

49.2

High

39,580

39,901

50.8