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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population

From: Knowledge and practices on childhood anaemia, thalassaemia and iron deficiency among mothers of children aged between 6 and 59 months in a suburban area of Sri Lanka

Sociodemographic characteristic

Frequency (N = 392)

Percentage (%)

Sex of the child

 Male

210

53.6

 Female

182

46.4

Mother’s age

  < 20 years

3

0.8

 21–25 years

49

12.5

 26–30 years

104

26.5

 31–35 years

131

33.4

 36–40 years

81

20.7

 41–45 years

22

5.6

  > 46 years

2

0.5

Mother’s education level

 No education

2

0.5

 Primary

3

0.8

 Up to GCE O/L

170

43.4

 Up to GCE A/L

174

44.4

 Higher education

43

11.0

Mother’s occupation

 Housewife (Full-time caretaker)

275

70.2

 Unskilled

10

2.6

 Skilled

41

10.5

 Lower professional

58

14.8

 Higher professional

8

2.0

Father’s age

 21–25 years

26

6.6

 26–30 years

66

16.8

 31–35 years

132

33.7

 36–40 years

116

29.6

 41–45 years

45

11.5

  > 46 years

7

1.8

Father’s education level

 No education

0

0

 Primary

6

1.5

 Up to GCE O/L

211

53.8

 Up to GCE A/L

144

36.7

 Higher education

31

7.9

Father’s occupation

 Unemployed

0

0.0

 Unskilled

45

11.5

 Skilled

234

59.7

 Lower professional

91

23.2

 Higher professional

22

5.6

Monthly family income

  ≤ LKR 25,000

49

12.5

 LKR 25,001–50,000

221

56.4

 LKR 50,001–100,000

83

21.2

  > LKR 100,000

39

9.9

Number of children in the family

 One

156

39.8

 Two

160

40.8

 Three

65

16.6

 Four

8

2.0

 Five or more

3

0.8