Descriptive characteristics of demographic and socioeconomic variables among under-5 children in Myanmar, 2015–2016
| Characteristics | All children | Children with diarrhoea | Children with ARI |
| n=4099 | n=427 | n=131 | |
| Individual level | |||
| Child age (months) (N, %) | |||
| 0–11 | 806 (19.8) | 81 (18.9) | 15 (11.4) |
| 12–59 | 3293 (80.2) | 346 (81.8) | 116 (88.6) |
| χ2 p value | 0.70 | <0.01 | |
| Immunisation (N, %) | |||
| Complete | 2164 (52.8) | 249 (58.2) | 57 (43.7) |
| Incomplete | 1935 (47.2) | 179 (41.8) | 74 (56.3) |
| χ2 p value | <0.05 | 0.11 | |
| Household level | |||
| Number of under-5 children in household (N, %) | |||
| 1 | 2504 (61.1) | 270 (65.1) | 78 (61.6) |
| ≥2 | 1595 (38.9) | 145 (34.9) | 49 (38.4) |
| χ2 p value | 0.08 | 0.80 | |
| Social position (N, %)* | |||
| Low | 1209 (29.5) | 125 (29.4) | 38 (28.8) |
| Medium | 1885 (46.0) | 194 (45.5) | 59 (45.4) |
| High | 1005 (24.5) | 108 (25.1) | 34 (25.8) |
| χ2 p value | 0.07 | 0.06 | |
| Mean (SD) | 1.23 (0.73) | 1.19 (0.69) | 1.21 (0.72) |
| SE | 0.011 | 0.029 | 0.046 |
| T-test p value | <0.05 | <0.05 | |
| Economic position (N, %)† | |||
| Low | 1476 (36.0) | 192 (45.0) | 49 (37.9) |
| Medium | 1275 (31.1) | 111 (26.0) | 47 (35.8) |
| High | 1348 (32.9) | 124 (29.0) | 35 (26.3) |
| χ2 p value | <0.05 | 0.09 | |
| Mean (SD) | 1.70 (1.03) | 1.55 (1.04) | 1.56 (0.98) |
| SE | 0.002 | 0.005 | 0.009 |
| T-test p value | <0.001 | <0.01 | |
| Community level | |||
| Residence (N, %) | |||
| Urban | 910 (22.2) | 77 (18.1) | 28 (21.4) |
| Rural | 3189 (77.8) | 350 (81.9) | 103 (78.6) |
| χ2 p value | <0.05 | 0.78 |
Weighting, clustering and stratification were accounted in calculations of proportions and sample sizes reported.
*Component variables for social position: mother’s and father’s education, occupation and maternal literacy. Social position (low=0.00–0.91, medium=0.92–1.84, high=1.85–2.77).
†Component variables for economic position: household utilities, household asset ownership and household service use. Economic position (low=0.00–1.18, medium=1.19–2.35, high=2.36–3.53).
ARI, acute respiratory infection.