Table 1 General characteristics of the study children aged 6–23 months, Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey, 2018–2019 (N = 665)
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Child characteristics | |
Age (in months) | |
6–11 | 221 (33.5) |
12–17 | 251 (35.9) |
18–23 | 193 (30.6) |
Sex | |
Male | 357 (54.5) |
Female | 308 (45.5) |
Birth order | |
1–2 | 424 (63.3) |
≥ 3 | 241 (36.7) |
Maternal characteristics | |
Age in year | |
15–19 | 89 (15.4) |
20–30 | 415 (62) |
31 or more | 152 (22.6) |
Education | |
No formal education | 59 (8.6) |
Primary or below | 197 (29.4) |
Secondary or higher | 400 (61.9) |
Number of under-five children | |
One | 375 (52.5) |
Two | 225 (33.4) |
Three or more | 65 (14.1) |
Received ANC | |
Yes | 576 (88.8) |
No | 72 (11.2) |
Number of antenatal visits | |
Adequate | 254 (45.4) |
Inadequate | 322 (54.6) |
Delivery place | |
Health facility | 315 (48) |
Non-health facility | 341 (52) |
Household/community characteristics | |
Household size | |
≤ 5 | 403 (49.8) |
≥ 6 | 262 (50.2) |
Household food security | |
Secure | 378 (59.6) |
Insecure | 287 (40.3) |
Primary adult decision maker | |
Male | 557 (86.2) |
Female | 108 (13.8) |
Monthly per capita household (food + non-food) expenditure | |
< 30 USD | 218 (33.4) |
30–45 USD | 219 (33.2) |
> 45 USD | 228 (33.3) |
Division | |
Barisal | 54 (6.5) |
Chittagong | 138 (22.1) |
Dhaka | 202 (30.8) |
Khulna | 42 (7.5) |
Rajshahi | 62 (13.2) |
Rangpur | 61 (10.9) |
Sylhet | 106 (9.1) |