Table 2 Prevalence of ARIs and residential composition by study participants characteristics in SSA

Child’s sex

Male

8.9

50.31

50.4

Female

8.3

49.69

49.40

Child’s age (months)

 < 12

9.7

21.56

22.02

12–23

10.0

21.29

21.08

24–35

8.8

19.91

19.19

36–47

7.5

19.22

19.12

48–59

6.5

18.02

18.59

Child size at birth

Average

6.9

49.77

48.14

Small

11.4

16.25

19.32

Large

9.5

33.98

32.53

Maternal age (years)

15–24

9.1

27.65

29.86

25–34

8.5

51.29

46.97

35–49

8.1

21.06

23.17

Maternal education

No formal

8.4

19.47

43.41

Primary

9.6

27.53

39.67

Secondary

7.8

43.15

15.68

Higher

5.7

9.57

1.24

Type of birth

Single

8.6

96.85

97.05

Twin

8.4

3.15

2.95

Stunting

Normal

8.4

43.94

37.87

Moderate

8.0

9.60

13.17

Severe

8.8

46.45

48.96

Underweight

Normal

8.2

51.58

48.44

Moderate

8.7

5.07

8.04

Severe

9.0

43.36

43.53

Wasting

Normal

8.2

55.48

61.13

Moderate

10.8

2.18

2.80

Severe

9.0

42.32

41.07

Media exposure

No

8.2

15.77

44.57

Yes

8.8

84.23

53.43

Wealth status

Poorest

9.6

4.66

30.51

Poorer

8.9

7.50

27.98

Middle

8.5

15.20

22.24

Richer

8.3

29.15

14.26

Richest

7.2

43.51

5.00

Vitamin A supplementation

No

7.0

48.23

48.52

Yes

10.1

51.77

51.48

Breast feeding

Ever breast feed

8.3

94.19

95.13

Never breast feed

12.8

5.81

4.47

Had diarrhea in the last 2 weeks

No

7.0

82.49

80.78

Yes

15.5

17.51

19.28

Ever had vaccination

No

4.6

39.58

44.46

Yes

11.6

60.42

55.54

Working status of mother

No

8.3

36.77

33.69

Yes

8.3

63.23

66.31