Table 2 Characteristics of caretakers and the children who were malnourished in the two districts (Mazabuka and Kafue) combined
From: Infants and young children feeding practices and nutritional status in two districts of Zambia
| Â | Stunting | Underweight | Wasting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Total | n | (%) | Total | n | (%) | Total | n | (%) |
Sex of child | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 266 | 61 | (22.9) | 267 | 54 | (20.2) | 295 | 18 | (6.1) |
Female | 250 | 42 | (16.8) | 253 | 32 | (12.6) | 271 | 13 | (4.8) |
p-value | 0.154 | Â | Â | 0.049 | Â | Â | 0.519 | Â | Â |
Schooling | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0-7years | 298 | 74 | (24.8) | 303 | 62 | (20.5) | 333 | 23 | (6.9) |
>7Â years | 171 | 22 | (12.9) | 168 | 20 | (11.9) | 182 | 6 | (3.3) |
p-value | 0.011 | Â | Â | 0.047 | Â | Â | 0.106 | Â | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 431 | 83 | (19.3) | 440 | 65 | (14.8) | 476 | 23 | (4.8) |
Not married | 85 | 20 | (23.5) | 80 | 21 | (26.3) | 90 | 8 | (8.9) |
p-value | Â | 0.47 | Â | Â | 0.04 | Â | Â | 0.15 | Â |