Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the children aged 0–23 months.

Socio-demographic characteristics	N (%)
Age of the children (months)
0–5	133 (25.1)
6–11	158 (29.8)
12–17	118 (22.3)
18–23	121 (22.8)
Sex of the children
Male	273 (51.1)
Female	257 (48.5)
Maternal age (years)
15–19	91 (17.2)
20–30	384 (72.5)
31–41	55 (10.4)
Maternal occupation
Homemaker	455 (85.8)
Others (garment workers/day labourers)	75 (14.2)
Maternal education
Primary and below	302 (57.0)
Secondary or higher	228 (43.0)
Maternal nutritional status
Underweight	61 (11.5)
Normal	298 (56.2)
Overweight/obese	171 (32.3)
Maternal pregnancy complications
Yes	123 (23.2)
No	407 (76.8)
Father’s occupation
Labourer or rickshaw puller	282 (53.2)
Small business or service holder	248 (46.8)
Household size
≤4 members	371 (70.0)
≥5 members	159 (30.0)
Household food insecurity
Food secure	113 (21.3)
Mild food insecure	154 (29.1)
Moderate foodinsecurity	120 (22.6)
Severe foodinsecurity	143 (27.0)
Household income (BDT)
Low (≤13 500)	265 (50.0)
High (>13 500)	265 (50.0)

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