Table 1 Descriptive statistics
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 |