Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
From: Trends and determinants of complementary feeding practices in Tanzania, 2004–2016
2004–2005 (N = 2480) | 2010 (N = 2275) | 2015–2016 (N = 2949) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Socioeconomic factors | ||||||
Mother’s employment | ||||||
Not working | 349 | 14.1 | 301 | 13.2 | 656 | 22.3 |
Working | 2130 | 85.9 | 1974 | 86.8 | 2293 | 77.7 |
Mother’s education | ||||||
No schooling | 652 | 26.3 | 573 | 25.2 | 575 | 19.5 |
Primary education | 1711 | 68.9 | 1522 | 66.9 | 1865 | 63.3 |
Secondary and above education | 116 | 4.8 | 180 | 7.9 | 507 | 17.2 |
Father’s education | ||||||
No schooling | 432 | 18.6 | 381 | 18.0 | 330 | 13.7 |
Primary education | 1716 | 73.6 | 1526 | 71.8 | 1653 | 68.5 |
Secondary and above education | 183 | 7.8 | 217 | 10.2 | 430 | 17.8 |
Household wealth | ||||||
Poor | 1121 | 45.2 | 1033 | 45.4 | 1334 | 45.2 |
Middle | 996 | 40.2 | 890 | 39.2 | 1107 | 37.5 |
Rich | 362 | 14.6 | 351 | 15.4 | 509 | 17.3 |
Health service factors | ||||||
Place of delivery | ||||||
Home | 1293 | 52.1 | 1106 | 48.6 | 1001 | 34.0 |
Health facility | 1187 | 47.9 | 1169 | 51.4 | 1948 | 66.0 |
Postnatal visits | ||||||
None | 2282 | 92.1 | 1512 | 66.4 | 1860 | 63.1 |
0–2 days | 150 | 6.0 | 549 | 24.2 | 122 | 4.1 |
3–42 days | 46 | 1.9 | 214 | 9.4 | 966 | 32.8 |
Antenatal visits | ||||||
None | 78 | 3.1 | 60 | 2.6 | 74 | 2.5 |
1–3 | 927 | 37.3 | 1257 | 55.2 | 1392 | 47.2 |
4+ | 1473 | 59.6 | 958 | 42.1 | 1482 | 50.3 |
Delivery assistance | ||||||
Health professional | 1151 | 48.6 | 1147 | 51.4 | 385 | 40.8 |
Traditional birth attendance | 217 | 9.1 | 282 | 12.6 | 5 | 0.6 |
Other untrained personnel | 999 | 42.2 | 803 | 36.0 | 551 | 58.6 |