Residence
|
Urban
|
1330
|
43.3
|
39.9
|
21.4
|
9.8
|
Rural
|
1741
|
56.7
|
48.8
|
30.5
|
10.9
|
Mother’s educational level
|
No education
|
1606
|
52.3
|
55.0
|
34.0
|
12.3
|
Primary
|
497
|
16.2
|
45.7
|
26.8
|
8.9
|
Secondary
|
626
|
20.4
|
29.1
|
15.7
|
8.3
|
Higher
|
342
|
11.1
|
25.7
|
11.4
|
7.6
|
Wealth index
|
Poorest
|
634
|
20.6
|
62.3
|
37.9
|
12.8
|
Poorer
|
613
|
20.0
|
54.8
|
32.8
|
11.1
|
Middle
|
554
|
18.0
|
44.0
|
25.8
|
10.6
|
Richer
|
658
|
21.4
|
38.8
|
20.7
|
8.8
|
Richest
|
612
|
19.9
|
24.5
|
15.7
|
8.7
|
Mother’s employment status (n = 3064)
|
Non-Working
|
2423
|
79.1
|
43.0
|
24.8
|
10.4
|
Working
|
641
|
20.9
|
52.7
|
33.4
|
10.3
|
Mother’s age at marriage (years)
|
< 18
|
1281
|
41.7
|
52.1
|
31.9
|
11.0
|
≥ 18
|
1790
|
58.3
|
39.8
|
22.7
|
9.9
|
Parity
|
1–4
|
2060
|
67.1
|
40.7
|
26.4
|
10.1
|
5+
|
1011
|
32.9
|
53.5
|
26.9
|
10.9
|
Mother’s access to information
|
No
|
859
|
28.0
|
54.1
|
32.5
|
12.5
|
Yes
|
2212
|
72.0
|
41.1
|
24.3
|
9.6
|
Consanguineous marriage
|
No
|
1159
|
37.7
|
38.4
|
21.0
|
9.8
|
Yes
|
1912
|
62.3
|
48.9
|
30.0
|
10.7
|
Mother’s height (cm) (n = 3064)
|
Short Stature (< 145 cm)
|
132
|
4.3
|
70.5
|
50.0
|
11.4
|
Normal (≥ 145 cm)
|
2924
|
95.7
|
43.9
|
25.6
|
10.4
|
Mother’s BMI (kg/m2) (n = 3061)
|
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)
|
364
|
11.9
|
58.5
|
45.3
|
15.7
|
Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)
|
1657
|
54.3
|
45.6
|
28.2
|
11.1
|
Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2)
|
696
|
22.8
|
43.1
|
18.7
|
8.5
|
Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2)
|
336
|
11.0
|
32.1
|
16.1
|
5.1
|
Child Factors
|
Sex of child
|
Male
|
1558
|
50.7
|
46.8
|
28.2
|
11.6
|
Female
|
1513
|
49.3
|
43.0
|
24.9
|
9.2
|
Child size at birth (n = 3066)
|
Smaller than average
|
542
|
17.7
|
51.8
|
34.7
|
12.7
|
Average
|
2280
|
74.4
|
44.7
|
25.4
|
10.0
|
Larger than average
|
244
|
8.0
|
32.0
|
18.4
|
8.6
|
Antenatal clinic visits (n = 1967)
|
None
|
439
|
22.3
|
57.4
|
33.0
|
13.9
|
1–3
|
716
|
36.4
|
44.4
|
30.0
|
12.7
|
3+
|
812
|
41.3
|
33.1
|
20.0
|
10.8
|
Recent diarrheal incidence (last two weeks) (n = 3076)
|
No
|
2395
|
78.1
|
44.8
|
25.4
|
9.6
|
Yes
|
672
|
21.9
|
45.7
|
31.0
|
13.4
|
Breastfeeding status (n = 3066)
|
Ever breastfeed
|
2016
|
65.8
|
48.5
|
25.3
|
8.0
|
Never breastfed
|
84
|
2.7
|
33.3
|
19.0
|
8.3
|
Still breastfeeding
|
966
|
31.5
|
38.6
|
29.8
|
15.4
|
Age of Child (months)
|
0 (< 12 months)
|
580
|
18.9
|
25.0
|
24.0
|
15.2
|
1 (12-23 months)
|
551
|
17.9
|
45.2
|
28.7
|
15.6
|
2 (24-35 months)
|
652
|
21.2
|
54.3
|
28.5
|
8.1
|
3 (36-47 months)
|
633
|
20.6
|
50.1
|
25.6
|
7.7
|
4 (48–59 months)
|
655
|
21.3
|
48.1
|
26.1
|
6.6
|
Region
|
Punjab
|
1018
|
33.1
|
37.7
|
23.8
|
8.3
|
Sindh
|
704
|
22.9
|
55.1
|
40.1
|
12.9
|
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
|
541
|
17.6
|
37.9
|
24.0
|
11.5
|
Balochistan
|
292
|
9.5
|
78.8
|
33.6
|
12.7
|
Gilgit Baltistan
|
301
|
9.8
|
41.5
|
12.0
|
7.0
|
Islamabad capital territory (ICT)
|
215
|
7.0
|
22.3
|
13.0
|
11.2
|