Socio-economic variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Infant’s sex | ||
Male | 181 | 46.3 |
Female | 210 | 53.7 |
Infant’s age | ||
0-1 month | 125 | 31.9 |
2-3 months | 127 | 32.4 |
4-5 months | 139 | 35.5 |
Mother’s age- | ||
15–19 | 11 | 2.8 |
20–24 | 90 | 23 |
25–29 | 149 | 38 |
30–34 | 81 | 20.7 |
35–39 | 47 | 12 |
40–44 | 13 | 3.3 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 24 | 6.1 |
Married | 360 | 92.1 |
Separated | 7 | 1.8 |
Education | ||
Illiterate | 144 | 36.5 |
Read & write | 4 | 1.0 |
Primary(1–8) | 161 | 41.1 |
Secondary(9–12) | 60 | 24.3 |
Higher* | 22 | 8.9 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 315 | 80.6 |
Merchant | 32 | 8.2 |
Government employee | 17 | 4.4 |
Farmer | 27 | 6.9 |
Wealth index | ||
Lowest | 79 | 20.2 |
Low | 79 | 20.2 |
Middle | 78 | 19.9 |
High | 77 | 19.6 |
Highest | 78 | 19.9 |