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Table 2 Prevalence of study exposure of most recent live births two years prior to the interview, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2013–2020

From: Iron supplementation and deworming during pregnancy reduces the risk of anemia and stunting in infants less than 2 years of age: a study from Sub-Saharan Africa

Variables

Unweighted

Weighted

N

N

%

Iron supplementation (with or without deworming)

 No

7421

7426

20.3

 Yes

29,339

29,170

79.7

Number of days of the iron supplementation (with or without deworming)

 None

7421

7426

21.5

  < 60 days

11,309

11,203

32.5

 60–89 days

3474

3307

9.6

 90 + days

12,330

12,568

36.4

Deworming (with or without iron supplementation)

 No

18,686

18,546

52.3

 Yes

16,908

16,887

47.7

Iron supplementation and/ or Deworming intake

 None

5651

5645

16.0

 Iron supplementation alone

13,005

12,871

36.4

 Deworming alone

1617

1629

4.6

 Iron supplementation plus Deworming

15,252

15,225

43.0

  1. N number of mothers and infants’ pairs. %: percentage