Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants.

Variable	LQAS		Rapid concurrent field monitoring
	Frequency (n = 55)	%age	Frequency (n′ = 30)	%age
Age of Child
0–11 months	27	49.1	13	43.3
12–23 months	28	50.9	17	56.7
Sex of child
Male	28	50.9	15.0	50.0
Female	27	49.1	15.0	50.0
Primary caregiver of child
Mother	55	100.0	30.0	100.0
Age of caregiver
<25 yrs	24	43.6	8	26.7
26–35 yrs	23	41.8	18	60.0
36–45 yrs	8	14.5	4	13.3
Education of caregiver
Graduate or postgraduate	3	5.5	1	3.3
Intermediate or post-high school diploma	6	10.9	6	20.0
High school certificate	17	30.9	10	33.3
Middle school certificate	18	32.7	8	26.7
Primary school certificate	5	9.1	3	10.0
Illiterate	6	10.9	2	6.7
Place of childbirth
Institutional birth	38	69.1	24	80.0
Assisted at home	9	16.4	2	6.7
Un-assisted birth	8	14.5	4	13.3
Total	55	100.0	30	100.0