Child Health in the Peruvian Amazon: Prevalence and Factors Associated with Referred Morbidity and Health Care Access in the City of Iñapari

Table 1

Epidemiological characteristics of children aged under 5 years, Iñapari, 2011.

Variables ()		%
Characteristics of the child
Sex
Male	58	53.7
Female	50	46.3
Mean and median age
Mean	2.11 Years	—
Median	2.24 Years	—
Age
<12 months	29	26.9
≥12 and <24 months	22	20.4
≥24 and <36 months	26	24.1
≥36 and <48 months	20	18.5
≥48 and <60 months	11	10.2
Ethnicity
White	8	7.4
Indigenous	3	2.8
Brown (“Parda”)	42	38.9
Mestizo	55	50.9
Maternal figure taking care of the child
Biological mother	101	93.5
Grandmother	6	5.6
No maternal figure	1	0.9
Years of maternal education
0	2	1.9
1–4	6	5.7
5–8	25	23.6
>8	73	68.9
Living with biological father^#
Yes	87	82.9
No	18	17.1
Parental characteristics
Paternal paid work over the past 30 days
No	6	6.0
Yes	94	94.0
Paternal paid work over the past 90 days
No	8	8.0
Yes	92	92.0
Maternal paid work over the past 30 days
No	78	72.9
Yes	29	27.1
Maternal paid work over the past 90 days
No	77	72.6
Yes	29	27.4
Domestic and peridomestic environment
Type of household construction
Predominantly made of brick	19	17.6
Predominantly made of wood	89	82.4
Presence of open sewage near house
No	84	77.8
Yes	24	22.2
Type of street
Soil or no street	83	76.9
Brick or asphalt	25	23.1
Type of toilet
Flushed toilet	35	32.4
Latrine or no toilet	73	67.6
Susceptibility of household to flooding during rain
No	56	52.3
Yes	51	47.7
Piped water
No	9	8.3
Yes, inside home	70	64.8
Yes, out of home	29	26.9
Domestic waste disposal
Public garbage collection	97	89.8
Buried or burned	6	5.6
Played in the environment (open area or river)	5	4.6
House floor
Cement, brick ceramic tile	35	32.4
Wood or land	75	67.6
Source of domestic water
Only public system	83	76.9
Dwelling or public system	23	21.3
Other sources	2	1.9
Treatment of drinking water
Untreated	9	8.3
Mineral untreated	28	25.9
Boiled and/or filtered and/or chlorinated	61	56.5
Only chlorinated	10	9.3
Presence of electric power
No	7	6.5
Yes	101	93.5
Receipt of benefits
No	43	39.8
Yes	65	60.2
Family income^##
Up to half minimum wage	2	1.9
More than half minimum wage	102	98.1

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