|
Variable
|
Mean
|
Number(%)
|
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
|---|
|
Child health outcomes
| | | | |
|
HAZ
|
1.246368
| |
−5.94
|
5.95
|
|
WAZ
|
0.996846
| |
−3.52
|
5.69
|
|
WHZ
|
0.411732
| |
−5
|
4.97
|
|
Place of residence
| | | | |
|
Urban
| |
2023 (28.15)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Rural
| |
5163 (71.85)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Mother’s education
| | | | |
|
None
| |
3863 (53.83)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Primary
| |
2802 (39.05)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Secondary +
| |
511 (7.12)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Wealth quintile
| | | | |
|
Poorest
| |
3337 (46.50)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Poor
| |
1438 (20.04)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Middle
| |
995 (13.87)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Rich
| |
803 (11.19)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Richest
| |
603 (8.40)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Sex of child
| | | | |
|
Male
| |
3666 (51.09)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Female
| |
3510 (48.91)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Administrative region
| | | | |
|
Western
| |
379 (5.28)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Central
| |
967 (13.48)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Greater Accra
| |
375 (5.23)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Volta
| |
378 (5.27)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Eastern
| |
331 (4.61)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Ashanti
| |
448 (6.24)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Brong Ahafo
| |
384 (5.35)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Nothern
| |
1904 (26.53)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Upper East
| |
944 (13.15)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Upper West
| |
1066 (14.86)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Child size at birth
| | | | |
|
Very large
| |
762 (41.23)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Larger than average
| |
837 (45.29)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Average
| |
249 (13.47)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Health insurance coverage
| | | | |
|
Yes
| |
3909 (54.47 %)
|
0
|
1
|
|
No
| |
3267 (45.53 %)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Antenatal care
| | | | |
|
Skilled
| |
1720 (96.09 %)
|
0
|
1
|
|
Unskilled
| |
70 (3.91 %)
|
0
|
1
|
- Source: Authors’ computation
