Quantitative variables

The list and definitions of the variables are:

Child sex (Male, Female): Self-statement of interviewee member of the household.

Location of residence (urban/rural): This was defined based on the geographical location of the household at the time the IrMIHDS was conducted. This was defined based on SCI’s definition.

Children were categorized into five age groups (under 5 years old; 5–9 years old; 10–14 years old and 15–18 years old): Age was recorded based on the statement provided by the child’s mother or caregiver. Age was recorded in monthly units for newborns up to one-year-old and in yearly units for children older than one.

Household size: This was provided by interviewed member of the household.

Household income: This was self- statement in accordance one of the following income categories:

 o (under 250,000 IRR¹ (24 US$);

 o 250,001 IRR (24US$)-750,000 IRR (72.4 US$);

 o 750,001 IRR (72.4 US$)- 1,250,000 IRR (120.65US$);

 o 1,250,001 IRR (120.65US$)-1,750,000 IRR (170 US$); and

 o more than 1,750,000 (170 US$) IRR.

Home ownership status (owner, rental, other): This was a self-stated variable by the interviewed member of the household.

Basic health insurance (have or have not): This measures whether the household would access one of the currently available public mandatory health insurance programs in the country. This provides information about whether the child is eligible for cover under one of the public funded current health insurance in the country. The child’s mother or caregiver answered the question.