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Table 3 Participant and Households Characteristics

From: Gender-related influences on adherence to advice and treatment-seeking guidance for infants and young children post-hospital discharge in Bangladesh

ID Children characteristics Mothers characteristics Households characteristics
Nutritional status Age (months) Sick since birth? Other illness at admission Sex Caregiver Age (years) # of kids Marital status Education Employment status Family structure Size Social disruption before admission Income source Decision maker Distance to icdd,b hospital (km) Transportation type (travel to hospital)
Urban participants and households
 HH52 SWK 14 Yes Diarrhoea, fever Girl Mother 20 3 Married Illiterate Housewife Nuclear 5 Household change Carpenter (father) Father 12 km Bus, CNG (three wheelers)
 HH53 SWK 6 Yes Diarrhoea Boy Mother 20 1 Divorced Primary None Extended 8 Household change Garment worker (uncle & aunt) Grandmother 5 km Bus, CNG and Rickshaw (three wheelers)
 HH54 NW 15 No N/A Boy Mother 20 1 Married Illiterate Housewife Nuclear 3 No Rickshaw Puller (father) Father 7 km Bus & CNG
 HH55 SWK 4 Yes Diarrhoea Girl Maid servant 19 1 Married Primary Garment worker Nuclear 4 Caregiver changed Garment worker (father & mother) Father 3 km Rickshaw
 HH51 MW 8 Yes Diarrhoea, fever Boy Mother 17 1 Married Primary Housewife Nuclear 3 Recent migration, wage loss Bakery shop worker (father) Father 15 km Bus & CNG
 HH59 MW 4 Yes Diarrhoea,fever Girl Mother 17 1 Married Primary Housewife Extended 5 Recent migration Garment worker (father) Father 12 km Bus & CNG
 HH60 SWK 8 Yes Diarrhoea, pneumonia Boy Mother in low 35 3 Married Illiterate Small business Nuclear 5 Mothers’ sickness Car driver (father), restaurant business (mother) Father 7 km CNG & Bus
 HH61 NW 11 No N/A Girl Mother 27 3 Married Primary Housewife Nuclear 5 No Small business (father) Father 7 km CNG & Rickshaw
 HH62 MW 4 Yes Diarrhoea,pneumonia Boy Mother 35 3 Married Illiterate Housewife Nuclear 5 Mothers’ sickness,caregiver change Small business (father) Father 13 km Bus & CNG
 HH63 SWK 7 Yes Diarrhoea,pneumonia Girl Aunt 19 1 Divorced Secondary – Extended 4 Wage loss Garment worker (uncle); workshop labor (father) Grandmother 11 km Bus & CNG
Rural participants and households
 HH04 SWK 10 Yes Diarrhoea, fever Girl Mother 20 3 Married Secondary Housewife Extended 9 Mother’s sickness Day labour (father) Grandfather 20–25 km CNG, Rickshaw
 HH06 NW 17 No N/A Girl Mother 21 1 Married Secondary Housewife Nuclear 3 Parents sickness Car driver (father) Father 18 km Rickshaw, CNG
 HH07 SWK 5 Yes Diarrhoea Boy Mother 26 2 Married Secondary Housewife Extended 10 Mother’s sickness Work in abroad (father) Grandfather 28–30 km Rickshaw, CNG
 HH09 SWK 3 Yes Diarrhoea Boy Mother 20 1 Married Primary Housewife Extended 4 No Work in abroad (father) Grandfather 15 km CNG and Rickshaw
 HH11 NW 6 No N/A Girl Mother 27 3 Married Primary Housewife Nuclear 5 No Farmer (father) Father 8 km Rickshaw and CNG
 HH12 SWK 9 Yes Diarrhoea Girl Mother 23 2 Married Secondary Housewife Nuclear 5 No Clerk (father) Father 25 km Rickshaw and CNG
 HH13 NW 8 No N/A Girl Mother 22 2 Married Secondary Housewife Extended 5 Parents sickness Shop keeper (father) Grandfather 30 km Rickshaw and CNG
 Hh10 SWK 14 Yes Diarrhoea, fever Girl Mother 35 3 Married Secondary Housewife Nuclear 5 N Night guard (father) Father 15 km Rickshaw and CNG
 HH01 MW 11 Yes Diarrhoea, fever Boy Mother 23 3 Married Secondary Housewife Extended 9 Mother’s sickness Work in urban as tailor (father) Grandmother 22 km Rickshaw and CNG
 HH02 MW 6 Yes Diarrhoea, fever Boy Mother 24 2 Married Secondary Housewife Nuclear 4 Wage loss Day labour (father) Father 10 km Rickshaw and CNG
 HH03 MW 11 Yes Diarrhoea Girl Mother 25 2 Married Primary Housewife Nuclear 4 Mother’s sickness Carpenter (father) Father 12 km Rickshaw and CNG
 HH05 MW 16 Yes Diarrhoea Girl Mother 33 3 Married Secondary Housewife Extended 6 Wage loss Carpenter (father) Father 15 km Rickshaw and CNG
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International Journal for Equity in Health

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