Table 1.
Demographic and other characteristics of participating mother baby-pairs (N = 29)
| Mother | Infant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Values | Range | Characteristics | Values | Range |
| Age in years at initial survey: | 24.6 ± 5.0 | 18-40 | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | Child’s gender, n (%): | ||
| Male: | 15 (51.7) | - | |||
| Female | 14 (48.3) | - | |||
| - | - | - | Child’s birth wt. in kg : | 3.2 ± 0.6 | 2-4 |
| Missing, n (%): | 19 (65.5) | - | |||
| Religion, n (%): | §Given any drink | ||||
| Muslim: | 19 (65.5) | - | within 72 h of birth, | 18 (62.1) | - |
| Hindu: | 10 (34.5) | - | n (%): | ||
| Number of pregnancies: | 2.5 ± 1.7 | 1-8 | - | - | - |
| Number of live births: | 2.4 ± 1.6 | 1-8 | - | - | - |
| 24 h water intake (L): | 2.45 ± 1.15 | 1.25 – 6.5 | - | - | - |
| Arsenic in water (μg/L): | 45.4 ± 71.8 | 5 - 387 | - | - | - |
| SES, Wealth index, n (%): | Food given in past | ||||
| 1 | 4 (13.8) | - | 24 hours at 6 | ||
| 2 | 3 (10.3) | - | months, n (%): | ||
| 3 | 7 (24.1) | - | Breast milk | - | |
| 4 | 4 (13.8) | - | Spoon feeding | 26 (89.7) | - |
| 5 | 4 (13.8) | - | Vitamin | 14 (48.3) | - |
| Missing | 7 (24.1) | - | Water | 03 (10.3) | - |
| Formula milk | 38 (96.5) | - | |||
| Fruit juice | 14 (48.3) | - | |||
| Semolina | 12 (41.4) | - | |||
| Orange coloured food | 18 (62.1) | - | |||
| Eggs | 04 (13.8) | - | |||
| *Sweets | 10 (34.5) | - | |||
| 11 (37.9) | - | ||||
§Normal water, sugar or glucose water, sugar crystals or misri water, honey, powder milk or pure cow’s milk, infant formula milk; *Chocolate, cake, sweets made of milk product.