Region

Overall

Central

Eastern

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n = 572

n = 310

n = 262

Children

Age range of index child

Below 6 months

145 (22)

68 (22)

77 (29)

6 - 11 months

158 (28)

91 (29)

67 (26)

12 - 23 months

269 (47)

151 (49)

118 (45)

Gender of the children

Male

280 (49)

156 (50)

124 (47)

Female

292 (51)

154 (50)

138 (53)

Caregivers

Education Level

551

300

250

No formal education

41 (7)

22 (7)

19 (8)

Did not complete primary

155 (28)

48 (16)

107 (43)

Completed Primary

228 (41)

136 (45)

92 (37)

Completed secondary school

118 (22)

87 (29)

31 (12)

Tertiary

9 (2)

7 (3)

2 (1)

Pregnancy status

534

290

244

Currently pregnant

71 (13)

29 (10)

42 (17)

Not pregnant

455 (86)

256 (88)

199 (82)

Don’t know

8 (1)

5 (2)

3 (1)

Marital status

556

301

255

Single

84 (15)

56 (18)

28 (11)

Married

466 (84)

243 (81)

251 (87)

No response

6 (1)

2 (1)

4 (2)