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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents in Yambio County, South Sudan, in 2018

From: The prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition among under-five children in South Sudan using the standardized monitoring and assessment of relief and transitions (SMART) methodology

Variables

Frequency (Percent) or Mean ± Standard deviation

Gender

 Female

310 (49.2)

 Male

320 (50.8)

Age (Months)

 6–23

237 (37.6)

 24–59

393 (62.4)

Household head

 Male

505 (80.2)

 Female

125 (19.8)

 Household size (household-level indicator)

9.2 ± 4.4

Resident status (household-level indicator)

 Resident

501 (79.5)

 Non-resident

129 (20.5)

Main livelihood activity in the last 3 months (household-level indicator)

 Agricultural

519 (82.4)

 Non-agricultural

111 (17.6)

Children (6–59 months) with Vitamin A supplementation in the last 6 months

 No

181 (28.7)

 Yes

449 (71.3)

Children (9–59 months) immunized against measles

 No

69 (11.5)

 Yes

529 (88.5)

Children (6–59 months) with illness in the previous 2 weeks before the survey

 No

292 (47.5)

 Yes

323 (52.5)

Children (6–59 months) using Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets during the night preceding the survey

 No

192 (30.9)

 Yes

429 (69.1)

Children (12–59 months) who were dewormed in the last 3 months

 No

301 (54.2)

 Yes

254 (45.8)

  1. Note: household-level indicators were duplicated if there were multiple children in the same household