Table 2 Background characteristics of under-five children among recent 2019, EMDHS data, and 2021
Variables | Categories | Frequency (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Unweighted, n (%) | Weighted, n (%) | ||
Infant sex | Male | 2985 (51.72) | 2855 (51.55) |
Female | 2787 (48.28) | 2685 (44.47) | |
Plurality | Single | 5604 (97.09) | 5393 (97.35) |
Multiple | 168 (2.91) | 145 (2.65) | |
Preceding birth interval | ≥ 24 months | 3374 (75.26) | 3311 (76.75) |
18–23 months | 609 (13.58) | 605 (14.02) | |
< 18 months | 500 (11.15) | 398 (9.23) | |
Birth order | ≤ three | 3171 (54.94) | 2981 (53.81) |
≥ four | 2601 (45.06) | 2559 (46.19) | |
Breastfeeding at birth | Not-immediately | 3009 (52.13) | 2745 (49.55) |
Immediately | 2763 (47.87) | 2795 (50.45) | |
ANC visits | No ANC | 2860 (49.55) | 2636 (47.57) |
At least one ANC | 2912 (50.45) | 2904 (52.43) | |
Place of delivery | Health facilities | 2789 (48.76) | 2622 (47.70) |
Home delivery | 2931 (51.24) | 2875 (52.30) | |
Mode of delivery | SVD | 5424 (93.97) | 5241 (94.60) |
Cesarean section | 348 (6.03) | 299 (5.40) | |
Total | 5772 | 5540 | |