Table 1 Characteristics of study participants.
Variables | Number of children (n) | Percentages (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex of child | ||
Male | 228 | 47.9 |
Female | 248 | 52.1 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |
Availability of a vaccination record document | ||
No | 127 | 26.7 |
Yes | 349 | 73.3 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |
Locality | ||
Urban | 127 | 26.7 |
Rural | 349 | 73.3 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |
Birth place | ||
At a health center | 188 | 39.5 |
Home and elsewhere | 288 | 60.5 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |
Distance from village to health centre (range) | ||
0 (0 km) | 181 | 38.0 |
1 (1 to 8.3 km) | 121 | 25.4 |
2 (8.4 to 16.6 km) | 111 | 23.3 |
3 (16.7 to 24.9 km) | 50 | 10.5 |
4 (more than 25 km) | 13 | 2.7 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |
Father's school attendance | ||
None | 254 | 53.4 |
Muslim Koranic | 71 | 14.9 |
Formal | 151 | 31.7 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |
Mother's school attendance | ||
None | 355 | 74.6 |
Muslim Koranic | 41 | 8.6 |
Formal | 80 | 16.8 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |
Mother's attendance in literacy classes | ||
No | 424 | 89.3 |
Yes | 51 | 10.7 |
Total | 475 | 100.0 |
Father's religion | ||
Muslims | 295 | 62.0 |
Christians | 140 | 29.4 |
Animist and other religion | 41 | 8.6 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |
Monogamous | ||
No | 209 | 43.9 |
Yes | 267 | 56.1 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |
Polygamous | ||
No | 292 | 61.3 |
Yes | 184 | 38.7 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |
Household ethnic group | ||
Bwaba | 107 | 22.5 |
Marka | 205 | 43.1 |
Mossi | 94 | 19.7 |
Foulani | 24 | 5.0 |
Samo | 39 | 8.2 |
Others | 7 | 1.5 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |
Father's profession | ||
Agriculture | 412 | 86.6 |
Others | 64 | 13.4 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |
Quartiles of revenue (In CFA francs) | ||
1st (0 to 146475) | 119 | 25.0 |
2nd (146475.1 to 332125) | 119 | 25.0 |
3rd (332125.1 to 595375) | 119 | 25.0 |
4th (595375 to Highest) | 119 | 25.0 |
Total | 476 | 100.0 |