Table 1.
Description of the variables included in the study.
| District level variables | |
|---|---|
| Outcome variables | Description |
| Childhood anemia (%) | Proportion of children aged 12–59 months who were anaemic (<11.0 g/dl) in the district |
| Childhood stunting (%) | Proportion of children aged 12–59 months who were stunted (height-for-age) in the district |
| No and Partial childhood immunization (%) | Proportion of children aged 12–59 months and who were not fully immunized (BCG, measles, and 3 doses each of Polio and DPT) in the district |
| Independent variables | Description |
| Mother of Age 15–24 years (%) | Proportion of mothers aged 15–24 years in the district |
| Mother Uneducated (%) | Proportion of uneducated mothers in the district |
| Mother Unemployed (%) | Proportion of unemployed mothers in the district |
| Rural (%) | Proportion of mothers living in rural areas |
| Poor (%) | Proportion of mothers having poor economic status |
| Non-Hindu (%) | Proportion of mothers from non-Hindu communities |
| Scheduled Castes/Tribes (%) | Proportion of mothers from Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities |
| Individual Level Variables | |
| Outcome variables | Description |
| Childhood Anaemia | Non-Anaemic = 0, Anaemic = 1 |
| Childhood Stunting | Non-Stunted = 0, Stunted = 1 |
| Childhood Immunization | Full Immunization = 0, Partially or Not immunized = 1 |
| Independent variables | Description |
| Parental Age | Both Young (Both the parents aged between 15–24 years) |
| Only Mother Young (Mother aged between 15–24 years) | |
| Only Father Young (Father aged between 15–24 years) | |
| Both Older (Father aged 25–54 years & Mother aged 25–49 years) | |
| Residence | Urban /Rural |
| Parental Education | Both not educated |
| Only father completed at least primary education | |
| Only mother completed at least primary education | |
| Both father and mother completed at least primary education | |
| Parental Occupation | Both unemployed |
| Only father working | |
| Only mother working | |
| Both are working | |
| Caste | Scheduled Castes (SC)/ Scheduled Tribes (ST) |
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | |
| Non-SC/ST and non-OBC | |
| Religion | Hindu/Muslim/Non-Hindu and Non-Muslim |
| Wealth | Poorest/Poorer/Middle/Richer/Richest |
| Region | Northern(Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himanchal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttrakhand) |
| North-eastern (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura) | |
| Central (Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh) | |
| Eastern (Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal) | |
| Western (Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujrat and Maharashtra) | |
| Southern (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana) | |