Table 2 Sample characteristic of 460 children aged 12–36 months, in Nepal, 2016
Variables | Number | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 251 | 54.6 |
Female | 209 | 45.4 |
Mother’s age | ||
15–24 | 210 | 45.6 |
25–34 | 218 | 47.4 |
35–44 | 32 | 7.0 |
Mother’s education | ||
No formal education | 104 | 22.6 |
Primary level education | 98 | 21.2 |
Secondary level education | 172 | 37.5 |
Higher education | 86 | 18.7 |
Ethnicity | ||
Bhrahmin/Chettri | 142 | 30.8 |
Dalit and Janjati | 213 | 46.2 |
Newar | 18 | 3.9 |
Muslim | 18 | 4.1 |
Others | 69 | 15.0 |
Area of residence | ||
Urban | 255 | 55.5 |
Rural | 205 | 44.5 |
Province | ||
Province 1 | 72 | 15.6 |
Province 2 | 78 | 16.9 |
Province 3 | 83 | 18.2 |
Province 4 | 57 | 12.4 |
Province 5 | 102 | 22.1 |
Province 6 | 28 | 5.9 |
Province 7 | 40 | 8.9 |
Season of childbirth | ||
Winter | 139 | 30.2 |
Spring | 120 | 26.1 |
Summer | 100 | 21.7 |
Autumn | 101 | 22.0 |
ANC visits | ||
Not visited | 15 | 3.4 |
Visited once | 13 | 2.9 |
Visited twice | 22 | 4.6 |
Visited 3 times | 47 | 10.1 |
Visited more than 3 times | 324 | 70.4 |
Missing | 39 | 8.6 |