Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of 6–23 months old children and their caregivers
Characteristics | Frequency (n = 2497) | Weighted % |
|---|---|---|
Age of child (in months) | ||
Mean (± standard deviation) | 14.43 (± 5.18) | |
Maternal Age (in years) | ||
Mean (± standard deviation) | 25.80 (± 5.65) | |
Sex of child | ||
Male | 1287 | 51.54 |
Female | 1210 | 48.46 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 837 | 33.52 |
Rural | 1660 | 66.48 |
Age category (years) | ||
15–24 | 1344 | 53.82 |
25–34 | 993 | 39.77 |
35–49 | 160 | 6.41 |
Maternal occupation | ||
Not working | 1529 | 61.23 |
Services | 274 | 10.97 |
Agriculture | 680 | 27.23 |
Household and domestic | 14 | 0.56 |
Maternal education | ||
Not educated | 151 | 6.05 |
Primary | 692 | 27.71 |
Secondary | 1199 | 48.02 |
Higher | 455 | 18.22 |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 533 | 21.35 |
Poorer | 526 | 21.07 |
Middle | 437 | 17.50 |
Richer | 515 | 20.62 |
Richest | 486 | 19.46 |