Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of children's family.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the family (n = 1238)		Frequency	Percent (%)
Family marital status	Married	1202	97.1
	Divorced/widowed	36	2.9
Child's mother alive	Yes	1224	98.9
	No	14	1.1
Mother's educational level	Unable to read and write	716	58.5
	Primary school1	455	37.2
	Secondary and above2	53	4.3
Father's educational level	Unable to read and write	265	21.4
	Primary school1	678	54.8
	Secondary and above2	295	23.8
Child birth rank/order	First child	553	44.7
	Second child and above	685	55.3
Family size	>4 children	845	68.3
	1-4 children	393	31.7
Wealth Index	Lowest	416	33.6
	Middle	413	33.4
	Highest	409	33.0

¹Grade one to grade eight. ²Grade nine and above.