Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of participants
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Child’s gender | ||
| Male | 313 | 49.4 |
| Female | 320 | 50.6 |
| Parents participating in this study | ||
| Mother | 472 | 74.5 |
| Father | 161 | 25.5 |
| Place of residence | ||
| City centre | 321 | 50.7 |
| District | 249 | 39.3 |
| Village | 63 | 10.0 |
| Mother’s education level | ||
| Primary school | 178 | 28.1 |
| Secondary school | 172 | 27.2 |
| High school | 125 | 19.7 |
| Bachelor’s degree and higher | 158 | 25.0 |
| Father’s education level | ||
| Primary school | 87 | 13.7 |
| Secondary school | 163 | 25.8 |
| High school | 179 | 28.3 |
| Bachelor’s degree and higher | 204 | 32.2 |
| Employment status of mother | ||
| Employed | 178 | 28.1 |
| Not employed | 455 | 71.9 |
| Employment status of father | ||
| Employed | 587 | 92.7 |
| Not employed | 46 | 7.3 |
| Income | ||
| Income is lower than expenditure | 81 | 12.8 |
| Income equal to expenditure | 403 | 63.7 |
| Income is higher than expenditure | 149 | 23.5 |
| BMI | ||
| Underweight | 342 | 54.0 |
| Healthy weight | 252 | 39.8 |
| Overweight | 39 | 6.2 |
| Mean | SD | |
| Age of the child | 9.81 | 1.87 |
| Height | 130.06 | 12.19 |
| Weight | 32.79 | 10.88 |
| BMI | 19.51 | 6.65 |
| Age of the mother | 38.19 | 7.41 |
| Age of the father | 41.79 | 8.17 |
| Number of children in the family | 3.19 | 1.60 |