Table-III.

Association of socio-demographic characteristics with SAM.

Variable	Frequency	Percent	Sam Present	Sam Absent	p value
Age of child
6m-12m	37	35.2	19	18	0.606
12m-36m	47	44.8	23	24
36-59m	21	20	8	13
Sex of child
Male	58	55.2	31	27	0.184
Female	47	44.8	19	28
Birth order
≤3	64	61	30	34	0.849
>3	41	39	20	21
Family size
<5	42	40	9	33	0.001 *
≥5	63	60	41	22
Maternal educational status
Educated	19	18.1	01	18	0.04*
Uneducated	86	81.9	49	37
Household income
≥Rs. 12000	22	21	01	21	<0.001*