Table 2 Parents’ socio- demographic and economic characteristics
Background characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sex of the child care giver | ||
 Female | 420 | 97.2 |
 Male | 12 | 2.8 |
Residence | ||
 Rural | 390 | 90.3 |
 Urban | 42 | 9.7 |
Relationship with care giver | ||
 Mother | 414 | 95.8 |
 Father | 12 | 2.8 |
 Others | 6 | 1.4 |
Marital Status | ||
 Married | 402 | 93.0 |
 Divorced | 25 | 5.8 |
 Single | 5 | 1.2 |
Sex of the head of the household | ||
 Male | 406 | 93.99 |
 Female | 26 | 6.01 |
Occupation of Mother | ||
 Housewife | 411 | 95.2 |
 Government employed | 14 | 3.2 |
 Merchant | 7 | 1.6 |
Father’s Occupation | ||
 Farmer | 365 | 84.5 |
 Governmental Employee | 22 | 5.1 |
 Labor | 19 | 4.4 |
 Merchant | 26 | 6.0 |
Maternal Educational status | ||
 No Education | 158 | 36.6 |
 Primary School | 155 | 35.9 |
 Secondary completed | 98 | 22.7 |
 Higher Education Completed | 21 | 4.9 |
Father’s Educational status | ||
 No Education | 94 | 21.8 |
 Primary School | 191 | 44.2 |
 Secondary completed | 125 | 28.9 |
 Higher Education complete | 22 | 5.1 |
Household Wealth quintile | ||
 Higher | 64 | 14.8 |
 Medium | 164 | 38.0 |
 Lower | 204 | 47.2 |
Household dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) | ||
 Low | 188 | 43.5 |
 Medium | 214 | 49.5 |
 High | 30 | 7.0 |
Family size in the household | ||
 ≤ 3 | 98 | 22.7 |
 4–6 | 275 | 63.7 |
 ≥ 7 | 59 | 13.6 |
Household Food Security | ||
 Food Secured | 117 | 27.1 |
 Food Insecured | 315 | 72.9 |