Table 2 Individual & community-level characteristics of the study participants (n鈥�=鈥�4582)
From: Factors associated with zero vegetable and fruit consumption among Tanzanian children
Variable | Weighted frequency (%) | Zero vegetable and fruit consumption | |
|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | ||
Sex of the child | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Male | 2,389 (52.15) | 1,302 (54.49) | 1,087 (45.51) |
Female | 2,193 (47.85) | 1,013 (46.21) | 1,180 (53.79) |
Age of the child | 听 | 听 | 听 |
6鈥�11 | 1,653 (36.08) | 779 (47.13) | 874 (52.87) |
12鈥�18 | 1,806 (39.42) | 945 (52.33) | 861 (47.67) |
19鈥�23 | 1,123 (24.50) | 591 (52.65) | 532 (47.35) |
Birth order | 听 | 听 | 听 |
1 | 1,275 (27.83) | 635 (49.81) | 640 (50.19) |
2鈥�4 | 2,338 (51.02) | 1,239 (52.99) | 1,099 (47.01) |
鈮モ赌�5 | 969 (21.15) | 442 (45.57) | 527 (54.43) |
Breastfeeding | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Not currently | 1,105 (24.12) | 628 (56.83) | 477 (43.17) |
Currently breastfeeding | 3,477 (75.88) | 1,688 (48.55) | 1,789 (51.45) |
Maternal age | 听 | 听 | 听 |
15鈥�24 | 1,657 (36.16) | 795 (47.95) | 862 (52.05) |
25鈥�34 | 1,929 (42.09) | 956 (49.60) | 972 (50.40) |
鈮モ赌�35 | 996 (21.75) | 564 (56.62) | 432 (43.38) |
Maternal educational status | 听 | 听 | 听 |
No formal education | 767 (16.74) | 334 (43.51) | 433 (56.49) |
Primary | 2,458 (53.65) | 1,170 (47.62) | 1,288 (52.38) |
Secondary and above | 1,357 (29.61) | 811 (59.76) | 546 (40.24) |
Maternal employment status | 听 | 听 | 听 |
not employed | 1,777 (38.77) | 916 (51.54) | 861 (48.46) |
employed | 2,805 (61.23) | 1,399 (49.89) | 1,406 (50.11) |
Father鈥檚 educational status (n鈥�=鈥�3,563) | 听 | 听 | 听 |
No formal education | 491 (13.79) | 216 (44.00) | 275 (56.00) |
Primary | 1,989 (55.83) | 923 (46.42) | 1,066 (53.58) |
Secondary | 959 (26.93) | 602 (62.73) | 357 (37.23) |
Higher | 123 (3.45) | 90 (73.77) | 32 (26.23) |
Household wealth index | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Poor | 1,694 (36.98) | 787 (46.46) | 907 (53.54) |
Middle | 862 (18.81) | 372 (43.17) | 490 (56.83) |
Rich | 2,026 (44.21) | 1,156 (57.06) | 870 (42.94) |
Number of household member | 听 | 听 | 听 |
2鈥�4 | 1,577 (34.42) | 877 (55.61) | 700 (44.39) |
5鈥�8 | 2,236 (48.79) | 1,084 (48.48) | 1,152 (51.52) |
&驳迟;鈥�8 | 769 (16.80) | 354 (46.05) | 415 (53.95) |
Media exposure | 听 | 听 | 听 |
No | 1,459 (31.85) | 588 (40.30) | 871 (59.70) |
Yes | 3,123 (68.15) | 1,727 (55.30) | 1,396 (44.70) |
Last 6 months, mother received child feeding counseling | 听 | 听 | 听 |
No | 3,677 (80.24) | 1,808 (49.17) | 1,869 (50.83) |
Yes | 905 (19.76) | 507 (56.02) | 398 (43.98) |
Community level educational status | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Low community education | 2,336 (50.97) | 1,243 (53.21) | 1,093 (46.79) |
High community education | 2,246 (49.03) | 1,072 (47.73) | 1,174 (52.27) |
Community poverty level | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Low community poverty | 2,322 (50.67) | 1,325 (57.06) | 997 (42.94) |
High community poverty | 2,260 (49.33) | 990 (43.80) | 1,270 (56.20) |
Place of residence | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Urban | 1,459 (31.85) | 881 (60.39) | 578 (39.61) |
Rural | 3,123 (68.15) | 1,434 (45.92) | 1,689 (54.08) |
Region | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Central Zone | 524 (11.43) | 246 (46.95) | 277 (53.05) |
Western zone | 370 (8.07) | 179 (48.38) | 191 (51.62) |
Northern zone | 455 (9.93) | 245 (53.90) | 210 (46.10) |
Southern Highland Zone | 364 (7.95) | 180 (49.39) | 184 (50.61) |
Southern Zone | 334 (7.28) | 204 (61.23) | 129 (38.77) |
South West Highlands zone | 318 (6.95) | 130 (40.97) | 188 (59.03) |
Lake Zone | 1,065 (23.25) | 478 (44.87) | 587 (55.13) |
Eastern Zone | 791 (17.26) | 509 (64.31) | 282 (35.65) |
Zanzibar | 361 (7.89) | 143 (39.64) | 218 (60.36) |