Descriptive statistics of variables included in the analysis along with bivariate χ2 tests showing their association with child morbidity
| Variable name | Levels | Percentage of children suffering from condition | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | One | Two or more | |||
| Child age*** | 0–17 months | 45.7 | 17.1 | 37.1 | 2141 (28.4) |
| 18–35 months | 50.2 | 15.3 | 34.5 | 2029 (26.9) | |
| 36–59 months | 62.2 | 12.7 | 25.1 | 3380 (44.8) | |
| Sex of child | Male | 54.3 | 14.2 | 31.5 | 3831 (50.7) |
| Female | 54.3 | 15.1 | 30.6 | 3719 (49.3) | |
| Division*** | Barisal | 53.5 | 13.4 | 33.1 | 411 (5.4) |
| Sylhet | 54.8 | 14.7 | 30.5 | 591 (7.8) | |
| Khulna | 53.6 | 14.1 | 32.3 | 672 (8.9) | |
| Rangpur | 58.2 | 12.0 | 29.9 | 828 (11.0) | |
| Rajshahi | 54.2 | 15.7 | 30.1 | 969 (12.8) | |
| Chittagong | 47.7 | 16.8 | 35.5 | 1730 (22.9) | |
| Dhaka | 58.1 | 13.9 | 28.0 | 2351 (31.1) | |
| Place of residence*** | Rural | 53.7 | 14.5 | 32.0 | 5838 (77.3) |
| Urban | 57.1 | 15.2 | 27.7 | 1712 (22.7) | |
| Mother's education*** | Below secondary | 54.3 | 13.4 | 32.3 | 3953 (52.4) |
| Secondary+ | 54.3 | 16.1 | 29.6 | 3597 (47.6) | |
| Father's education** | Below secondary | 53.5 | 14.1 | 32.4 | 4519 (59.9) |
| Secondary+ | 55.5 | 15.5 | 29.0 | 3031 (40.1) | |
| Access to electronic media*** | No access | 55.1 | 12.1 | 32.8 | 3055 (40.2) |
| Access | 53.8 | 16.4 | 29.9 | 4515 (59.8) | |
| Membership in microcredit * | Not a member | 54.6 | 15.0 | 30.4 | 5584 (74.0) |
| Member | 53.4 | 13.6 | 33.0 | 1966 (26.0) | |
| Mother's decision on child healthcare** | No role | 55.8 | 14.0 | 30.2 | 4486 (59.4) |
| Alone or jointly decide | 52.1 | 15.6 | 32.2 | 3065 (40.6) | |
| Religion** | Muslim | 54.0 | 14.6 | 31.4 | 6909 (91.5) |
| Others | 57.2 | 15.2 | 27.7 | 640 (8.5) | |
| Access to improved toilet facility*** | No sanitation | 53.1 | 13.0 | 33.9 | 369 (4.9) |
| Not improved-unshared | 54.2 | 13.8 | 32.1 | 3239 (42.9) | |
| Not improved-shared | 51.9 | 15.2 | 32.9 | 1980 (26.2) | |
| Improved-shared | 58.9 | 15.2 | 25.9 | 723 (9.6) | |
| Improved-unshared | 56.2 | 16.4 | 27.5 | 1241 (16.4) | |
| Source of drinking water and treatment practice*** | Non-piped untreated | 53.4 | 14.5 | 32.1 | 6483 (85.9) |
| Non-piped treated | 52.7 | 16.7 | 30.6 | 389 (5.2) | |
| Piped-untreated | 60.0 | 15.4 | 24.6 | 350 (4.6) | |
| Piped-treated | 68.4 | 14.0 | 17.6 | 329 (4.4) | |
| Type of cooking fuels*** | Non-cleaners | 53.6 | 14.2 | 32.2 | 6650 (88.1) |
| Cleaners fuels | 59.9 | 17.8 | 22.3 | 900 (11.9) | |
| Household member | Smokes | 54.5 | 14.8 | 30.7 | 3949 (52.3) |
| Smokes inside/outside | Does not smoke | 54.1 | 14.5 | 31.4 | 3601 (47.7) |
| Location of kitchen** | Within house | 51.4 | 13.5 | 35.1 | 1169 (15.5) |
| Outside house | 54.8 | 14.9 | 30.3 | 6381 (84.5) | |
| children under five in household | One child | 54.2 | 14.5 | 31.3 | 4503 (59.6) |
| More than one child | 54.5 | 14.8 | 30.6 | 3048 (40.4) | |
| Wealth status*** | Poor | 53.7 | 12.5 | 33.7 | 2360 (31.3) |
| Middle | 53.0 | 15.5 | 31.6 | 4099 (54.3) | |
| Rich | 60.6 | 16.1 | 23.3 | 1091 (14.5) | |
| Overall | 54.3 | 14.7 | 31.0 | 7550 (100) | |
Significance at *p<0.10, **p<0.05, ***p<0.001.