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Table 3 Socioeconomic characteristics of respondents and distribution of feeding practice by explanatory variables: evidence from 28 SSA DHSs

From: Does attitude towards wife beating determine infant feeding practices during diarrheal illnessĀ in sub-Saharan Africa?

Variable

Number (weighted %)

Proper feeding (weighted %)

Yes

No

Justification ofĀ Wife beating

Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

140,831 (31.49)

5.5

94.5

No

132,775 (68.51)

11.5

88.5

Womenā€™s age

Ā Ā Ā 

15ā€“19

13,518 (6.26)

5.8

94.2

20ā€“24

60,698 (25.00)

6.5

93.5

25ā€“29

79,024 (26.32)

10.4

89.6

30ā€“34

61,594 (18.94)

9.1

90.9

35ā€“39

42,664 (13.48)

10.9

89.1

40ā€“49

25,451 (10.00)

16.3

83.7

Womenā€™s educational level

Ā Ā Ā 

No formal education

125,770 (29.8)

5.5

94.5

Primary school

90,483 (41.19)

11.7

88.3

Secondary school

58,106 (26.51)

10.2

89.8

Higher

8,574 (2.50)

1.7

98.3

Husband educational level

Ā Ā Ā 

No formal education

102,438 (14.73)

4.9

95.1

Primary school

71,187 (32.96)

8.1

91.9

Secondary school

74,211 (46.23)

11.2

88.8

Higher

17,725 (6.07)

7.6

92.4

Wealth index

Ā Ā Ā 

Poorest

74,372 (20.59)

3.3

96.7

Poorer

63,546 (24.07)

3.7

96.3

Middle

55,822 (22.62)

12.7

87.3

Richer

48,583 (18.00)

17.0

83.0

Richest

40,626 (14.72)

10.2

89.8

Place of residence

Ā Ā Ā 

Urban

81,321 (59.95)

12.9

87.1

Rural

201,628 (40.05)

3.4

96.6

Media exposure

Ā Ā Ā 

No

110,642 (32.17)

4.9

95.1

Yes

171,768 (67.83)

11.0

89.0

Religion

Ā Ā Ā 

Christian

154,821 (92.99)

9.8

90.2

Others

127,902 (7.01)

3.4

96.6

Parity

Ā Ā Ā 

1ā€“2

84,204 (25.34)

7.2

92.8

3ā€“4

91,484 (33.95)

8.7

91.3

5ā€‰+ā€‰

107,261 (40.71)

11.4

88.6

Family size

Freq

Ā Ā 

<ā€‰5

70,472 (25.77)

5.9

94.1

5ā€‰+ā€‰

212,477 (74.23)

10.6

89.4

Distance to health facility

Ā Ā Ā 

Not big problem

151,692 (46.07)

9.2

90.8

A big problem

110,507 (53.93)

9.4

90.6

Currently employed

Ā Ā Ā 

No

100,396 (25.05)

8.5

91.5

Yes

172,967 (74.95)

9.6

90.4