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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Appropriate feeding practice and associated factors among under-five children with diarrheal disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis

Variables

Weighted frequency

Percentage

Residence

  

 Urban

13,321

31.06

 Rural

29,561

68.94

Marital status

  

 Never married

3145

7.33

 Married

36,357

84.78

 Formerly married

3380

7.88

Currently working

  

 Yes

26,784

62.46

 No

16,097

37.54

Education level of mother

  

 No education

15,593

36.36

 Primary education

16,109

37.57

 Secondary education

10,167

23.71

 Higher education

1013

2.36

Perception of distance from health facility

  

 No big problem

26,240

61.19

 Big problem

16,641

38.81

Wealth index

  

 Poorest

9953

23.21

 Poorer

9620

22.43

 Middle

8526

19.88

 Richer

8172

19.06

 Richest

6611

15.42

Sex of household head

  

 Male

33,822

78.87

 Female

9060

21.13

Media exposure

  

 Yes

27,875

65.00

 No

15,007

35.00

Education level of husband

  

 No education

19,491

45.45

 Primary education

11,108

25.90

 Secondary education

10,193

23.77

 Higher education

2089

4.87