Table 1.

The frequency distribution of the demographic characteristics of children (n = 401)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Child’s age	5	61	15.2
	6	54	13.5
	7	102	25.4
	8	78	19.5
	9	61	15.2
	10	45	11.2
School Type	Private	128	31.9
	Government	273	68.1
Gender	Girl	203	50.6
	Boy	198	49.4
Religion	Hindu	69	17.2
	Muslim	332	82.8
Birthweight	< 2.5 kg	143	35.7
	2.5–3.5 kg	213	52.9
	> 3.5 kg	45	11.2
Early childhood disease	No	178	44.4
	Yes	223	55.6
Child’s Delivery by Caesarean Section	No	206	51.4
	Yes	195	48.6
Premature Birth	No	256	63.8
	Yes	145	36.2
Breastfeeding Status in the first 6 months of the child	Always	157	39.2
	Breastfeed and formula milk	226	56.4
	Always Formula milk	18	4.5
Have given/giving child supplementary food/milk (e.g. Horlicks, Maltova. etc.)	Always	70	17.5
	Sometimes	283	70.6
	Seldom	40	10.0
	Never	8	2.0
Give the child an opportunity to play/go outside/meet with friends	Always	136	33.9
	Sometimes	188	46.9
	Seldom	65	16.2
	Never	12	3.0