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Table 1 Demographic parameters of mothers and children

From: Factors Influencing Receipt of Iron Supplementation by Young Children and their Mothers in Rural India: Local and National Cross-Sectional Studies

 

N

Mean [95% CI]

Median [range]

Prevalence n (% [95% CI])

Mother

Age1 (years)

376

23.2 [22.8, 23.6]

Years of education2

377

7 [0, 15]

Literate3

374

260 (69.5 [64.8, 74.2])

Wealth Index1

403

17.9 [16.7, 18.9]

Currently Pregnant3

374

45 (12.0 [8.7, 15.3])

Anaemic3,4

358

225 (62.8 [57.8, 67.9]

Child

Age1 (months)

401

17.2 [16.8, 17.5]

Male3

403

203 (50.4 [45.5, 55.3])

Birth order2

377

2 [1, 5]

Hindu, non Scheduled Caste3

390

209 (53.6 [48.6, 58.6])

Hindu, Scheduled Caste3

390

99 (25.4 [21.0, 29.7])

Scheduled Tribe3

390

61 (15.6 [12.0, 19.0])

Muslim3

390

21 (5.4 [3.1, 7.6])

Anaemic3,5

399

300 (75.2 [70.9, 79.4])

  1. 1 Mean [95% CI]
  2. 2 Median [range]
  3. 3 Prevalence n (% [95% CI])
  4. 4 Haemoglobin < 12 g/dL (non pregnant), <11 g/dL (pregnant)
  5. 5 Haemoglobin < 11 g/dL