Table 1 Participant characteristics
Variable | Total |
|---|---|
n = 499 | |
n (%) | |
Child age in months | |
18–<24 months | 307 (61.5) |
24–<30 months months | 192 (38.5) |
Child sex | |
Male | 253 (50.7) |
Female | 246 (49.3) |
Primary caregiver age group | |
18–24 | 82 (16.4) |
25–29 | 131 (26.3) |
30–34 | 116 (23.2) |
35 or older | 170 (34.1) |
Region | |
North Pemba | 70 (14.0) |
North Unguja | 40 (80.2) |
South Unguja | 79 (15.8) |
South Pemba | 80 (16.0) |
Urban West | 230 (46.1) |
Tanzania National Wealth Index Quintile | |
Quintile 1 (Poorest) | 28 (5.6) |
Quintile 2 | 35 (7.0) |
Quintile 3 | 63 (12.6) |
Quintile 4 | 134 (26.9) |
Quintile 5 (Wealthiest) | 239 (47.9) |
Distance from Health Facility | |
Median | 1.16 km |
<2 km | 427 (85.6) |
2km or more | 72 (14.4) |
Primary caregiver marital status | |
Single/Widowed | 19 (3.8) |
Married/Cohabited | 456 (91.4) |
Divorced | 24 (4.8) |
Primary caregiver religion | |
Muslim | 491 (98.4) |
Christian | 7 (1.4) |
No religion | 1 (0.2) |
Primary caregiver education completed | |
Primary School | 104 (20.8) |
Junior School | 271 (54.3) |
Senior, Vocational or Evening School | 37 (7.4) |
Diploma, Degree or Post-graduate Degree | 14 (2.8) |
Don’t know or no response | 73 (14.6) |
Paternal education completed | |
Primary School | 95 (19.0) |
Junior School | 242 (48.5) |
Senior, Vocational or Evening School | 52 (10.4) |
Diploma, Degree or Post-graduate Degree | 17 (3.4) |
Don’t know or no response | 93 (18.6) |
Primary caregiver parity | |
1–2 | 191 (38.28) |
3–4 | 151 (30.26) |
5 or greater | 157 (31.46) |
Place of Delivery | |
Home | 123 (24.6) |
In transit/Other | 25 (5.0) |
Health Facility | 351 (70.3) |
Danger Signs Primary Caregiver Can Recall | |
0–3 | 299 (59.9) |
4 or more | 200 (40.1) |
Abuse in the Home | |
Primary Caregiver Believes Domestic Abuse is Justifiable | 143 (28.7) |
Primary Caregiver Does Not Believe Domestic Abuse is Justifiable | 356 (71.3) |
Physical Punishment | |
Used Physical Punishment | 428 (85.8) |
Did not use Physical Punishment | 71 (14.2) |
Books in Home | |
No Books | 446 (89.4) |
One or More Books | 53 (10.6) |
Child Left Alone | |
Left Alone for Over an Hour | 79 (15.8) |
Never Left Alone | 420 (84.2) |
Maternal Engagement | |
Mother Did Not Engage in Activity with Child | 32 (6.4) |
Mother Engaged in at Least One Activity with Child | 467 (93.6) |
Paternal Engagement | |
Father Did Not Engage in Activity with Child | 256 (51.3) |
Father Engaged in at Least One Activity with Child | 243 (48.7) |
Food Diversity | n = 122 |
Identifies Less than Four Food Groups Child Should be Eating | 87 (71.3) |
Identifies Four or More Food Groups Child Should be Eating | 35 (28.7) |
Feeding Frequency Per Day | n = 122 |
Less than 3 | 23 (18.9) |
3 or more | 98 (80.3) |
Don’t know/Missing | 1 (0.8) |