Table 2 Socio-demographic, geographic and household characteristics of under-five children included in Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey, 2015–2016 (N = 4597)

Total

N = 4597

(%)

(95% CI)

Age of the child (in months)

 < 12

940

(19.6)

(18.3–21.0)

 12–35

1815

(39.8)

(38.3–41.4)

 36–59

1842

(40.4)

(38.8–42.0)

Sex of the child

 Male

2402

(52.0)

(50.0–53.8)

 Female

2195

(48.0)

(46.1–49.9)

Age of the caregiver (in years)

 15–24

865

(19.0)

(17.4–20.8)

 25–34

2368

(52.1)

(50.0–54.1)

 ≥ 35

1364

(28.7)

(27.0–30.5)

Education of the caregiver

 No formal education

802

(17.8)

(15.1–20.7)

 Primary

2034

(45.8)

(43.2–48.4)

 Secondary

1440

(28.6)

(26.4–31.0)

 More than secondary

321

(7.6)

(6.5–8.9)

Father’s education

 No education

792

(17.7)

(15.2–20.5)

 Primary

1797

(40.4)

(38.0–42.9)

 Secondary

1664

(34.3)

(31.9–36.9)

 More than secondary

253

(5.5)

(4.7–6.9)

 Don’t know

89

(1.7)

(1.2–2.2)

Occupation of the caregiver

 Working

2425

(55.7)

(53.1–58.3)

 Not-working

2170

(44.2)

(41.6–46.8)

Father’s occupation

 Manual worker

2599

(57.5)

(54.2–60.7)

 Agricultural

1280

(26.3)

(23.0–29.9)

 Others

718

(16.1)

(14.1–18.4)

No of household members

 1–3

450

(11.0)

(9.7–12.5)

 4–6

2606

(58.7)

(56.4–60.9)

 7–10

1335

(26.4)

(24.4–28.4)

 More than 10

206

(3.8)

(2.9–4.9)

Wealth index

 Lowest

1383

(29.5)

(26.7–32.5)

 Second

1043

(22.1)

(20.3–24.0)

 Middle

826

(16.8)

(15.2–18.6)

 Fourth

775

(17.0)

(15.2–19.0)

 Highest

570

(14.4)

(12.5–16.5)

Region

 Malaria elimination regions

1497

(42.0)

(39.5–44.6)

 Other regions

3100

(57.9)

(55.3–60.4)

Geographical location

 Hilly

1810

(23.3)

(21.2–25.6)

 Coastal

895

(13.6)

(11.9–15.4)

 Delta

810

(32.3)

(29.8–34.8)

 Central plains

1082

(30.6)

(28.3–33.1)

Place of residence

 Urban

980

(22.5)

(20.5–24.7)

 Rural

3617

(77.4)

(75.3–79.4)