Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of main study population, 12–23 months
| Demographic characteristics (n = 750) | |
| Children who were male | 414 (55.2) |
| Age of children (in months) | 17.3 ± 3.4 |
| Age of mothers (in years) | 26.1 ± 5.3 |
| A disadvantaged caste (Dalit) | 414 (55.2) |
| Mother's with no formal education | 156 (20.8) |
| Primary caretaker of the child | |
| Mother | 412 (54.9) |
| Grandmother | 291 (38.8) |
| Older sibling | 32 (4.3) |
| Father | 5 (0.7) |
| Other family member | 10 (1.3) |
| Nutritional status (n = 744) | |
| Stunted (height‐for‐age <−2 SD WHO reference) | 434 (58.3) |
| Underweight (weight‐for‐age <−2 SD WHO reference) | 301 (40.5) |
| Wasted (weight‐for‐height <−2 SD WHO reference) | 86 (11.6) |
| Anaemia (Hb < 11 g L−1) | 373 (50.1) |
| Mother BMI < 18.5 kg m2 (n = 750) | 185 (24.7) |
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation; WHO, World Health Organization. Values are n(%) or mean ± SD.