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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers and households in the Cascades, Est and Sahel regions

From: Determinants of stunting in children aged 0–59 months in three regions of Burkina Faso

Characteristics

Modalities

n

Percentage (%)

Cascades Region

Household size

≤â¶Ä‰6

7–82

650

413

61.15

38.85

Number of children

less than 5 years old

≤â¶Ä‰1

2

3 or more

441

463

159

41.49

43.55

14.96

Mother’s level of education

None

Primary

Secondary

Higher

972

59

31

1

91.40

5.60

2.90

0.10

Est Region

Household size

≤â¶Ä‰6

7–82

≥â¶Ä‰83

1292

1212

02

51.56

48.36

0.08

Number of children

less than 5 years old

≤â¶Ä‰1

2–2

≥â¶Ä‰3

1072

1010

424

42.80

40.30

16.90

Mother’s level of education

None

Primary

Secondary

Higher

2301

146

58

1

91.82

5.83

2.31

0.04

Sahel Region

Household size

≤â¶Ä‰6

≥â¶Ä‰7

1029

621

62.40

37.60

Number of children

less than 5 years old

≤â¶Ä‰1

2–2

≥â¶Ä‰3

857

645

148

51.90

39.10

9.00

Mother’s level of education

None

Primary

Secondary

Higher

1436

172

40

2

87.00

10.40

2.40

0.10