Table 1.
Definition of outcome and explanatory variables.
| SN | Variables | Categories of variables |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome variable | ||
| 1 | Nutrition status of children | Underweight; normal |
| Explanatory variables | ||
| Sociodemographic factors | ||
| 2 | Ethnicity | Disadvantaged (Dalit and Muslim); relatively advantaged (non-Dalit and advantaged Hill castes Janajatis and upper caste group) |
| 3 | Sex of child | Male; female |
| 4 | Child age | 0–23 months; 24–59 months |
| 5 | Birth interval of children | None (first child); below 36 months; 36 months or above |
| 6 | Maternal age | (≥20 years; less than 20 years |
| 7 | Household size | <5 members; above five members |
| 8 | Occupation | Agriculture; business; labor work |
| 10 | Maternal education | Illiterate; primary education (1–8 grade) and secondary education (9–12 grade) |
| 11 | Area of land owned | Landless; up to 0.5 Hectors; more than 0.5 Hector |
| 12 | Food sufficiency around the year | Yes; no |
| Environmental factors | ||
| 13 | Source of drinking water | Improved (tap, covered well); not improved (open well, river) |
| 14 | Water purified in last 24 h | Boiling; filtration; and no treatment |
| 15 | Types of toilet | No latrine, flush latrine; pit latrine |
| 16 | Types of cooking fuel | Solid fuel liquid fuel |
| 17 | Soap used in previous 24 h before interview | Yes; no |
| 18 | Number of sleeping rooms | <2 rooms; ≥2 rooms |
| Maternal and child health factors | ||
| 19 | Perceived size at birth | Small; normal |
| 20 | Weighted at birth | Yes; no |
| 21 | Antenatal check up | No, 1–3 ANC visits, 4 or more visits |
| 22 | Place of delivery | Health facility; home |
| 23 | Postnatal checkup | Yes; no |
| 24 | Growth monitoring in previous six months before interview | Yes; no |
| 25 | Child diarrhea in the last 30 days | Yes; no |