Table 2 The sociodemographic characteristics of the study population
From: Malnutrition in children under five years in a squatter settlement of Karachi: a case-control study
Sociodemographic characteristics | Cases n = 140 (%) | Controls n = 140 (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male n = 145 | 79 (56.4) | 66(47.1) |
Female n = 135 | 61 (43.57) | 74 (52.85) |
Ethnicity | ||
Pushtun (from Pakistan) | 58 (41.4) | 70(50) |
Saraiki | 30 (21.4) | 22(15.71) |
Pashtun (from Afghanistan) | 24 ((17.1) | 20(14.2) |
Punjabi | 22(15.71) | 18(12.8) |
Sindhi | 5(3.5) | 7(5) |
Urdu Speaking | 1(0.07) | 1(0.07) |
Other | 0 | 2(1.4) |
Migration | ||
Settled in Karachi since < 15years | 93(66.4) | 80(57.1) |
Settled in Karachi since > 15 years | 47((33.6) | 60(42.8) |
Father’s Educational level | ||
No education | 48(34.3) | 40(28.57) |
Primary or less | 67(47.8) | 50(35.7) |
Secondary | 25(17.8) | 48(34.2) |
Graduate/Post graduate | 0 | 2(1.4) |
Mother’s Educational level | ||
No education | 91(65) | 70(50) |
Primary or less | 43(30.7) | 58(41.4) |
Secondary | 6(4.2) | 12(8.5) |
Graduate/Post graduate | 0 | 0 |
Mother’s working status | ||
Housewife | 120 | 123 |
Working | 20 | 17 |
Father’s working status | ||
Jobless | 4 | 5 |
Employed | 136 | 135 |
Father’s job type | ||
Daily wage | 78(55.7) | 57(40) |
Temporary | 52 (37.1) | 67(47.8) |
Permanent | 10(7.1) | 17(12.1) |
House hold type | ||
Joint/Extended family | 53(38) | 52(37.1) |
Nuclear family | 87(62) | 88(62.8) |
Monthly Household Income In PKR ($) | ||
< 25,000 (<$89) | 131(93.6) | 115(82.1) |
≥ 25,000 (≥$89) | 9(6.4) | 25(17.8) |