Table 2.
Characteristics of study participants
| Characteristics | n=259 |
|---|---|
| Mean age (months) of study children (SD) | 10.7 (4.2) |
| Age (months) distribution of study children (%) | |
| 6-8 | 95 (36.7) |
| 9-11 | 88 (34.0) |
| 12-23 | 76 (29.3) |
| Sex of study children (%) | |
| Boy | 155 (59.8) |
| Girl | 104 (40.2) |
| Mean number of children in family (SD) | 1.9 (1.0) |
| Mean number of children older than study children in family (SD) | 0.9 (1.03) |
| Mean number of members in the household (SD) | 4.8 (1.9) |
| Mean number of members in a room (SD) | 4.0 (1.2) |
| Number of working mothers (%) | 25 (9.7) |
| Occupation of working mothers (%) | |
| Garment worker | 6 (24.0) |
| Maid servant | 6 (24.0) |
| Small businessman | 4 (16.0) |
| Road-sweeper | 1 (4.0) |
| Labourer | 2 (8.0) |
| Private service worker | 4 (16.0) |
| Teacher | 2 (8.0) |
| Type of house (%) | |
| Kaccha | 57 (22.0) |
| Pucca | 202 (78.0) |
| Electric supply available (%) | 243 (93.8) |
| Mean years of education of mother (SD) | 6.4 (4.6) |
| Mean years of education of father (SD) | 7.0 (5.5) |
| Heard about complementary feeding | 230 (88.8) |
SD=Standard deviation