Table 2.
Distribution of children 0–23 months old by child, maternal and household characteristics. In‐depth analysis of the 2012 Comprehensive Nutrition Survey in the state of Maharashtra, India
| Proportion (%) | |
|---|---|
| Children | |
| Boys | 55.2 |
| Weighed at birth | 91.9 |
| Birthweight <2500 g | 19.4 |
| Child (12–23) has all basic vaccinations | 37.0 |
| Mothers | |
| Age (years) | |
| <18 | 2.3 |
| 18 to 19 | 9.5 |
| 20 to 24 | 41.7 |
| 24 to 29 | 36.5 |
| ≥30 | 10.1 |
| Mother's height <145 cm | 10.5 |
| Mother's BMI <18.5 kg/m2 | 32.2 |
| Education | |
| None | 11.6 |
| Primary not completed | 5.9 |
| Primary completed | 20.3 |
| Secondary completed | 41.2 |
| Beyond secondary | 21.1 |
| Mother has access to print media | 24.8 |
| Mother has access to electronic media | 72.4 |
| Mother makes decisions about buying usual food items | 63.0 |
| Mother smokes tobacco or uses smokeless tobacco | 12.4 |
| Mother's age at marriage <18 years | 29.9 |
| Mother's age at first birth <18 years | 9.3 |
| Mother's number of antenatal care visits during the last pregnancy ≥3 | 82.2 |
| Mother received advice on nutrition during the last pregnancy at antenatal visits | 89.9 |
| Mother's number of antenatal IFA tablets during last pregnancy ≥90 | 56.7 |
| Mother delivered last child in a health facility (public or private) | 86.0 |
| Mother ate less than normal during the last pregnancy | 29.6 |
| Mother ate chicken, meat, fish and/or sea food weekly during the last pregnancy | 59.5 |
| Mother ate milk and/or milk products weekly during the last pregnancy | 44.6 |
| Mother ate eggs weekly during the last pregnancy | 51.2 |
| Mother's diet meets a minimum diversity (≥4 food groups) | 61.8 |
| Households | |
| Urban | 55.1 |
| Caste/tribe | |
| Scheduled Caste | 15.3 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 24.8 |
| Other backward class | 24.7 |
| General | 35.2 |
| Wealth index | |
| Poorest | 20.0 |
| Second | 20.6 |
| Middle | 19.7 |
| Fourth | 20.1 |
| Richest | 19.6 |
| Household uses piped water into dwelling/yard/plot | 91.7 |
| Household uses improved sanitation facilities | 37.9 |
| Household is food secure | 57.0 |
BMI, body mass index; IFA, iron and folic acid.