Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (N = 2261)
Variables | Mean + SD | |
|---|---|---|
Mother’s age (years) | 26.36 + 5.64 | |
Child’s age (months) | 29.01 + 17.37 | |
Mother’s age at 1st birth (year) | 19.83 + 3.34 | |
Maternal factors | characteristics | n(%)a |
Age groups (years) | 15–24 | 951 (41.14) |
25–34 | 1104 (49.22) | |
> 35 | 206 (9.64) | |
Age at 1st birth (years) | < 19 | 1190 (52.77) |
20–29 | 1039 (45.73) | |
> 30 | 32 (1.50) | |
Province | Province 1 | 305 (16.27) |
Province 2 | 467 (25.89) | |
Province 3 | 227 (15.61) | |
Province 4 | 232 (8.01) | |
Province 5 | 382 (18.93) | |
Province 6 | 341 (6.57) | |
Province 7 | 307 (8.71) | |
Education | No education | 744 (33.68) |
Primary | 423 (19.53) | |
Secondary | 744 (32.36) | |
higher | 350 (14.42) | |
Occupation | Agriculture | 1120 (46.69) |
No job | 855 (40.35) | |
Services | 286 (12.95) | |
Wealth status | Poor | 1052 (42.04) |
Middle | 476 (22.02) | |
Rich | 733 (35.94) | |
Height | Normal height | 2046 (90) |
Short stature | 215 (10) | |
Delivery by CS | No | 2071 (90.20) |
Yes | 190 (9.80) | |
Father’s occupation | Agriculture | 422 (19.32) |
No job | 952 (41.9) | |
Services | 869 (38.78) | |
Father’s education | No education | 310 (15.12) |
Primary | 509 (22.79) | |
Secondary | 1000 (43.86) | |
higher | 422 (18.24) | |
Child factors | ||
Child’s age (months) | < 12 months | 514 (22.53) |
13–23 months | 435 (19.18) | |
24–35 months | 427 (18.45) | |
36–47 months | 452 (20.11) | |
48–59 months | 433 (19.73) | |
Child’s sex | Male | 1193 (52.71) |
Female | 1068 (47.29) | |
Vitamin A | Yes | 1688 (74.52) |
No | 573 (25.48) | |
Deworming | Yes | 1399 (59.82) |
No | 862 (40.18) | |
Currently breastfeeding | Yes | 1824 (78.80) |
No | 437 (21.20) | |
Birth weight | Average | 1510 (67.72) |
Large | 350 (15.72) | |
Small | 396 (16.61) | |
OM/SC (n = 1027) | Not stunted | 949 (91.70) |
Stunted | 78 (8.30) | |
OM/UC(n = 1138) | Not underweight | 1100 (96.63) |
Underweight | 38 (3.37) | |
OM/WC(n = 1350) | Not wasted | 1335 (98.75) |
Wasted | 15 (1.25) | |
OM/AC(n = 751) | Not anemic | 625 (81.11) |
Anemic | 126 (18.89) | |
DBM(n = 1529) | Normal | 1437 (93.4) |
OWOBM/UC | 92 (6.60) | |
TBM(n = 1381) | Normal | 1293 (93) |
OWOBM/UC/AC | 88 (7.00) | |