Table 2.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the study population (n = 500).
| Variable | Category | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Child characteristics | ||
| Age of the child in months | 0–11 | 124 (24.8) |
| 12–35 | 228 (45.6) | |
| 48–59 | 148 (29.6) | |
| Gender of the child | Girls | 244 (48.8) |
| Boys | 256 (51.2) | |
| Birth order | 1 | 343 (68.6) |
| >1 | 157 (31.4) | |
| Socioeconomic characteristics | ||
| Mother's education | ≥ primary school | 240 (48.0) |
| < primary school | 260 (52.0) | |
| Father's education | ≥ primary school | 165 (33.0) |
| < primary school | 221 (44.2) | |
| Mother's occupation | Nonlaborer | 221 (44.2) |
| Laborer and not working | 279 (55.8) | |
| Fathers' occupation | Nonlaborer | 148 (29.6) |
| Laborer and not working | 352 (70.4) | |
| Household characteristics | ||
| Type of house | Pucca | 453 (90.6) |
| Semipucca/kutcha | 47 (9.4) | |
| Presence of overcrowding∗ | Present | 326 (65.2) |
| Absent | 174 (34.8) | |
| Below poverty line status∗∗ | 196 (39.2) | |
*Overcrowding is defined using the number of persons per room criteria.
∗∗BPL criteria used annual family income up to Rs 60,000.