Table 2 WAEMU countries children under 5’s characteristics including symptoms of Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI), low birth weight and their mother’s highest education and tobacco use
Children and their mother’s characteristics | Benin | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | Mali | Senegal | Togo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 12,432 | N = 13,583 | N = 6941 | N = 9222 | N = 11,182 | N = 6405 | |
Mother's age in years | ||||||
n | 12,432 | 13,583 | 6941 | 9222 | 11,182 | 6405 |
mean | 29.24 | 29.22 | 28.56 | 28.80 | 30.15 | 30.11 |
95% CI | ||||||
lower | 29.07 | 29.05 | 28.30 | 28.57 | 29.95 | 29.85 |
upper | 29.41 | 29.40 | 28.83 | 29.02 | 30.35 | 30.36 |
Mother's educational level | ||||||
n | 12,432 | 13,583 | 6941 | 9222 | 11,179 | 6405 |
higher | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
secondary | 14.9 | 4.7 | 9.3 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 21.1 |
primary | 18.1 | 10.9 | 25.9 | 11.7 | 22.6 | 36.5 |
no education | 65.6 | 83.9 | 63.9 | 73.2 | 61.6 | 40.8 |
don’t know | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Does the mother smokes cigarettes | ||||||
n | 12,432 | 13,583 | 6934 | 9222 | 11,182 | 6405 |
yes | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
no | 98.4 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 100.0 |
Children’s current age in year | ||||||
n | 12,432 | 13,583 | 6941 | 9222 | 11,182 | 6405 |
mean | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.901 | 1.93 | 1.99 | 1.95 |
95% CI | ||||||
lower | 1.90 | 1.93 | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.96 | 1.92 |
upper | 1.94 | 1.96 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 2.01 | 1.98 |
Children’s Sex | ||||||
n | 12,432 | 13,583 | 6941 | 9222 | 11,182 | 6405 |
male | 50.6 | 50.5 | 48.8 | 50.7 | 51.2 | 50.1 |
female | 49.4 | 49.5 | 51.2 | 49.3 | 48.8 | 49.9 |
Low birth weight infanta | ||||||
n | 12,432 | 13,583 | 6880 | 9222 | 11,182 | 6392 |
yes | 7.0 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 5.7 |
no | 93.0 | 91.6 | 91.7 | 94.8 | 92.8 | 94.3 |
Whether the child had suffered from rapid breathing | ||||||
n | 12,432 | 1407 | 1418 | 9222 | 11,182 | 1675 |
yes | 7.6 | 40.2 | 44.3 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 52.0 |
no | 91.5 | 58.5 | 54.6 | 93.0 | 88.3 | 48.0 |
don’t know | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
Whether the child has a problem in the chest or a blocked or running nose | ||||||
n | 938 | 597 | 596 | 513 | 1019 | 903 |
chest only | 18.0 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 16.0 | 7.5 |
nose only | 59.0 | 51.5 | 59.0 | 64.9 | 46.5 | 74.6 |
both | 19.6 | 34.6 | 27.0 | 21.2 | 33.6 | 16.7 |
other | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
don't know | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Symptoms of Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI)b | ||||||
n | 938 | 597 | 596 | 513 | 1019 | 903 |
yes | 7.4 | 39.6 | 42.7 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 51.3 |
no | 92.6 | 60.4 | 57.3 | 94.0 | 91.5 | 48.7 |