Table 1.
Characteristics of respondent mothers (n = 280).
| Characteristics | Number (%) | Underweighta (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age of mother; mean: 24.5 (SD: 4.8) years | P = 0.03 | ||
| <24 years | 157 (56.1) | 53 (33.8) | |
| ≥24 years | 123 (43.9) | 63 (51.2) | |
| Family size; mean: 5.0 (SD: 1.8) | P = 0.34 | ||
| 2–5 | 187 (66.8) | 90 (43.1) | |
| 6–10 | 93 (33.2) | 26 (36.6) | |
| Years of schooling of mother; median: <1 [IQR: 0–6] years | P = 0.37 | ||
| <1 years (no schooling-illiterate) | 159 (56.8) | 73 (54.9) | |
| 1–8 years | 50 (17.9) | 14 (34) | |
| ≥9 years | 71(25.4) | 25 (35.21) | |
| Monthly earning | P = 0.85 | ||
| No | 245 (87.5) | 101 (41.1) | |
| Yes | 35 (12.5) | 15 (42.9) | |
| Duration of living in the settlement; median: 7 [IQR: 4–9] years | P = 0.11 | ||
| 2–7 years | 129 (46.1) | 60 (46.3) | |
| 8–11 years | 151(53.9) | 56 (37.1) | |
| Expenditure on food in the past 24 h; median: 2 [IQR: 1–3] US Dolor | P = 0.03 | ||
| 0–2 US Dolor | 171(61.1) | 62 (36.3) | |
| 3–10 US Dolor | 109 (38.9) | 54 (49.3) | |
| Food diversity (n = 257) | P = 0.36 | ||
| ≤3 Food stuffs | 185 (72.0) | 81 (43.8) | |
| >3 Food stuffs | 72 (28.0) | 27 (37.5) | |
| Age of child; median: 27 [IQR: 13–40] months | P = 0.55 | ||
| 0–11 | 58 (20.7) | 20 (34.5) | |
| 12–23 | 53 (26.1) | 33 (45.2) | |
| 24–35 | 46 (16.4) | 20 (43.5) | |
| 36–47 | 62 (22.0) | 23 (37.1) | |
| 48–59 | 41 (14.6) | 20 (48.8) | |
| Sex of child | P = 0.09 | ||
| Male | 150 (53.6) | 69 (46.0) | |
| Female | 130 (46.4) | 47 (36.2) | |
| Birth interval of child (n = 154); mean: 44.6 (SD: 21.2) | P = 0.87 | ||
| 10–24 months | 24 (15.6) | 9 (37.5) | |
| 24–99 months | 130 (84.4) | 51 (39.2) |
P value; Chi-square test of association,
apercentages indicate row percentage.
IQR, inter quartertile range.