Table 4.
Background Characteristics of children by status of Minimum Acceptable Diet
| Minimum acceptable diet | Chi 2 Value (p-value) | T test value (p-value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| N (%) | 86 (9.33) | 836 (90.67) | ||
| Community cohesion N (Mean, standard deviation) | 86 (5.41, 1.78) | 836 (4.57,1.71) | - | −4.29 (0.000) |
| Membership in Community Groups N (%) | ||||
| Yes | 38 (9.20) | 375 (90.80) | 0.01 (0.90) | - |
| No | 48 (9.43) | 461 (90.57) | ||
| Perceived food security status N (%) | ||||
| Not adequate food throughout the year/some months of year | 20 (9.17) | 198 (90.83) | 0.37 (0.54) | - |
| Neither deficit nor surplus | 56 (8.52) | 601 (91.48) | ||
| Surplus food throughout the year | 10 (21.28) | 37 (78.72) | ||
| Mother’s Education N (%) | ||||
| Illiterate | 8 (4.68) | 163 (95.32) | 5.99 (0.50) | - |
| Up to Primary | 61 (9.98) | 550 (90.02) | ||
| Secondary & above | 17 (12.14) | 123 (87.86) | ||
| Mother’s age in years N (%) | ||||
| 16–25 | 51 (9.34) | 495 (90.66) | 0.51 (0.78) | - |
| 26–29 | 22 (10.23) | 193 (89.77) | ||
| 30-Max | 13 (8.07) | 148 (91.93) | ||
| Child’s gender N (%) | ||||
| Male | 42 (8.43) | 456 (91.57) | 1.02 (0.31) | - |
| Female | 44 (10.38) | 380 (89.62) | ||
| Age in completed months N (mean, standard deviation) | 86 (32.19,13.13) | 836 (32.34, 17.40) | - | 0.08 (0.94) |
| Caste N (%) | ||||
| General | 67 (10.01) | 602 (89.99) | 1.36 (0.24) | - |
| SC/ST/OBC | 19 (7.51) | 234 (92.49) | ||
| Place of delivery N (%) | ||||
| Home | 42 (8.77) | 437 (91.23) | 0.37 (0.54) | |
| Institution | 44 (9.93) | 399 (90.07) | - | |
| Child registered at Anganwadi center N (%) | ||||
| Yes | 76 (9.74) | 704 (90.26) | 1.04 (0.31) | |
| No | 10 (7.04) | 132 (92.96) | ||