Table 1.
Variables | Categories | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
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Mothers age (years) | 15-24 years | 140 | 43.8 |
25-34 years | 121 | 37.8 | |
35-49 years | 59 | 18.4 | |
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Mothers education | No formal education | 69 | 21.5 |
Completed primary | 172 | 53.8 | |
Completed secondary + | 79 | 24.7 | |
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Mothers occupation | Not employed | 232 | 72.5 |
Employed | 88 | 27.5 | |
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Marital status | Single | 35 | 10.9 |
Married | 285 | 89.1 | |
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Family size | 1-3 | 89 | 27.8 |
4-6 | 136 | 42.5 | |
6+ | 95 | 29.7 |
+ = Above.