Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the study population
From: Planning of births and childhood undernutrition in Nepal: evidence from a 2016 national survey
Variables | Percentage | Frequency (n = 2355) |
|---|---|---|
Planning of birthsa | ||
Order 1 & < 12 month of IBMFB | 9.2 | 216 |
Order 1 & 12–24 months of IBMFB | 15.4 | 362 |
Order 1 & 25–36 months of IBMFB | 7.5 | 176 |
Order 1 & > 36 months of IBMFB | 5.7 | 134 |
Order 2–3 & < =24 months of IBBSB | 10.6 | 249 |
Order 2–3 & > 24 months of IBBSB | 35.1 | 825 |
Order > 3 & < =24 months of IBBSB | 4.2 | 100 |
Order > 3 & > 24 months of IBBSB | 12.2 | 285 |
Mother’s age at marriage in years | ||
< 15 | 12.6 | 297 |
15–19 | 64.1 | 1509 |
20–24 | 19.6 | 460 |
25–40 | 3.7 | 87 |
Mean age (sd) = 17.7 (3.3) | ||
Mother’s current age in years | ||
15–19 | 8.3 | 195 |
20–24 | 34.2 | 804 |
25–29 | 32.6 | 767 |
30–34 | 15.7 | 369 |
35–49 | 9.3 | 220 |
Mean age (sd) = 26.3 (5.7) | ||
Mother’s BMIa | ||
Normal | 19.2 | 450 |
Underweight | 65.4 | 1537 |
Obese | 15.5 | 364 |
Mother’s anemiaa | ||
Not anemic | 54.2 | 1269 |
Anemic | 45.8 | 1071 |
Caste | ||
Brahmin/Chettri | 26.8 | 632 |
Terai/Madhesi other | 20.2 | 476 |
Dalit | 14.4 | 339 |
Newar/Janajatis | 31.1 | 732 |
Muslim/other | 7.5 | 176 |
Mother’s education | ||
Illiterate | 34.6 | 815 |
Primary | 20 | 472 |
Secondary | 31.8 | 749 |
Higher | 13.5 | 319 |
Father’s educationa | ||
Illiterate | 15.5 | 361 |
Primary | 22.9 | 534 |
Secondary | 44.2 | 1033 |
Higher | 17.5 | 408 |
Mother’s occupation | ||
Not working | 39.7 | 935 |
Agriculture | 46.2 | 1089 |
Paid jobs | 14.1 | 331 |
Wealth quintile | ||
Poorest | 20.6 | 486 |
Poorer | 21.8 | 513 |
Middle | 22.7 | 535 |
Richer | 21.6 | 510 |
Richest | 13.2 | 311 |
Exposure to mass media (newspaper/radio/television) | ||
Not at all | 23.1 | 545 |
Less than once a week | 47.5 | 1118 |
At least once a week | 29.4 | 692 |
Sex of the children | ||
Male | 52.3 | 1231 |
Female | 47.7 | 1124 |
Age of the children | ||
0–11 months | 19.8 | 465 |
12–23 months | 21.6 | 508 |
24–35 months | 18.9 | 446 |
36–47 months | 20.2 | 476 |
48–59 months | 19.5 | 460 |
Mean age(sd) = 29.4 (17.2) | ||
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 52.6 | 1239 |
Rural | 47.4 | 1117 |
Ecological region | ||
Mountain | 7.0 | 164 |
Hill | 36.6 | 861 |
Terai | 56.5 | 1330 |
Province | ||
Province 1 | 16.1 | 379 |
Province 2 | 27.4 | 645 |
Province 3 | 14.8 | 349 |
Province 4 | 7.7 | 182 |
Province 5 | 18.9 | 445 |
Province 6 | 6.4 | 151 |
Province 7 | 8.6 | 204 |
Household food security | ||
Food secure | 41 | 965 |
Mild food insecure | 22.7 | 535 |
Moderate food insecure | 25.8 | 609 |
Severe food insecure | 10.5 | 247 |