Table 1 Characteristics of study sample
Sociodemographic variables | n = 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
Age of mothers | n | % |
  < 25 Years | 312 | 15.5 |
 25–29 Years | 669 | 33.2 |
 30–35 Years | 633 | 31.4 |
 36 + Years | 399 | 19.8 |
 Mean ± SD | 30.3 ± 0.25 | |
Educational status of mothers | ||
 Illiterate | 1747 | 86.8 |
 Literate | 266 | 13.2 |
Occupation of mothers | ||
 Employed | 81 | 4.0 |
 Housewife | 1932 | 96.0 |
ANC visits during last pregnancy | ||
 None | 411 | 20.4 |
 1–3 visits | 1250 | 62.1 |
 4+ visits | 352 | 17.5 |
Place of birth | ||
 At health facility | 1167 | 58.0 |
 At home | 846 | 42.0 |
Age of children | ||
 0–5 months | 587 | 29.2 |
 6–11 months | 626 | 31.1 |
 12–23 months | 800 | 39.7 |
 Mean ± SD | 10.6 ± 0.12 | |
Sex of child | ||
 Male | 1021 | 50.7 |
 Female | 992 | 49.3 |
Source of drinking water | ||
 Improved | 767 | 38.1 |
 Unimproved | 1246 | 61.9 |
Toilet facility | ||
 Improved | 834 | 41.4 |
 Unimproved | 1179 | 58.6 |
Household food insecurity | ||
 None or light hunger (0–1 score) | 585 | 46.5 |
 Moderate hunger (2–3 scores) | 623 | 49.5 |
 Severe hunger (4–6 scores) | 50 | 4.0 |
Wealth Index | ||
 Poorest | 410 | 20.4 |
 Poor | 391 | 19.4 |
 Middle | 402 | 20.0 |
 Rich | 403 | 20.0 |
 Richest | 407 | 20.2 |