Background characteristics | Burkina Faso | Congo Democratic Republic | ||||
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Under nourished | Total women | χ 2 -value (p-value) | Under nourished | Total women | χ 2 -value (p-value) | |
Total | 12.8(376) | 2939 | 14.0(181) | 1294 | ||
Key independent variable | ||||||
Poverty status | 72.039*** | 15.300*** | ||||
Poor | 19.4(195) | 1006 | (p<0.001) | 17.9(87) | 487 | (p<0.001) |
Middle | 13.7(73) | 532 | 15.8(41) | 259 | ||
Rich | 7.7(108) | 1401 | 9.7(53) | 548 | ||
Demographic variables | ||||||
Age | 23.511*** | 2.227 | ||||
15-24 | 12.6(68) | 540 | (p<0.001) | 14.8(31) | 209 | (0.527) |
25-29 | 6.3(26) | 413 | 13.7(28) | 205 | ||
30-39 | 12.5(117) | 933 | 12.1(50) | 414 | ||
40-49 | 15.7(165) | 1053 | 15.5(72) | 466 | ||
Mean±σ | 35.8±9.7 | 34.4±9.3 | 35.3±9.5 | 34.7±9.0 | ||
Children ever born | 24.049*** | 0.046 | ||||
None | 12.9(40) | 311 | (p<0.001) | 14.1(23) | 163 | (0.997) |
1-2 | 8.4(53) | 633 | 14.1(43) | 305 | ||
3-4 | 11.0(74) | 675 | 13.6(40) | 294 | ||
5+ | 15.8(209) | 1320 | 14.1(75) | 532 | ||
Mean±σ | 4.8±2.9 | 4.2±2.9 | 4.0±2.9 | 4.1±3.0 | ||
Births in the last 3 years | 0.045 | 0.228 | ||||
None | 12.9(283) | 2199 | (0.832) | 14.3(134) | 939 | (0.633) |
1+ | 12.6(93) | 740 | 13.2(47) | 355 | ||
Socioeconomic variables | ||||||
Residence | 59.703*** | 5.887* | ||||
Urban | 5.9(55) | 940 | (p<0.001) | 11.4(68) | 594 | (0.015) |
Rural | 16.1(321) | 1999 | 16.1(113) | 700 | ||
Education | 40.405*** | 8.608* | ||||
None | 14.9(341) | 2295 | (p<0.001) | 18.1(56) | 309 | (0.014) |
Primary | 6.1(23) | 376 | 14.5(73) | 503 | ||
Secondary+ | 4.5(12) | 268 | 10.8(52) | 482 | ||
Husband’s education | 42.460*** | 15.570*** | ||||
None | 15.0(331) | 2206 | (p<0.001) | 24.4(30) | 123 | (p<0.001) |
Primary | 4.9(18) | 366 | 15.8(52) | 329 | ||
Secondary+ | 6.5(22) | 341 | 11.4(90) | 791 | ||
Work status | 5.882* | 3.777 | ||||
Not working | 16.2(80) | 494 | (0.015) | 10.5(30) | 286 | (0.052) |
Working | 12.2(293) | 2405 | 15.0(151) | 1006 | ||
Marital status | 5.549* | 0.770 | ||||
Married | 13.1(366) | 2787 | (0.018) | 13.6(147) | 1080 | (0.380) |
Cohabiting | 6.6(10) | 152 | 15.9(34) | 214 | ||
Health related variable | ||||||
Anaemia status | 8.920** | 5.298* | ||||
Not anaemic | 11.1(172) | 1550 | (0.003) | 11.8(75) | 635 | (0.021) |
Anaemic | 14.8(200) | 1350 | 16.3(100) | 612 |