Table 1.
Cohort characteristics and responses to lockdown
| Total (N=2424) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics at baseline | ||
| Number of children <5 years living in household* | 2 (1–3) | |
| Monthly family income (Bangladeshi Taka)* | 18 000 (12 000–25 000) | |
| Number of children stunted | 502 (20·7%) | |
| Number of children underweight* | 192 (7·9%) | |
| Mother's age, years† | 24·1 (4·8) | |
| Mother's body-mass index, kg/m2‡ | 24·1 (4·2) | |
| Mother's educational status* | ||
| No education | 96 (4·0%) | |
| 1–8 years | 1242 (51·3%) | |
| 9–12 years | 996 (41·1%) | |
| >12 years | 88 (3·6%) | |
| Mother's main occupation† | ||
| Unemployed | 2357 (97·3%) | |
| Unskilled job | 22 (0·9%) | |
| Skilled job | 43 (1·8%) | |
| Father's age, years† | 31·1 (5·9) | |
| Father's educational status† | ||
| No education | 204 (8·4%) | |
| 1–8 years | 1265 (52·2%) | |
| 9–12 years | 809 (33·4%) | |
| >12 years | 144 (5·9%) | |
| Father's main occupation§ | ||
| Unemployed | 24 (1·0%) | |
| Unskilled job | 451 (18·6%) | |
| Skilled job | 1830 (75·6%) | |
| Other | 115 (4·8%) | |
| Lockdown | ||
| Family aware of stay-at-home order¶ | ||
| No | 3 (0·1%) | |
| Yes | 2414 (99·9%) | |
| Family adhering to stay-at-home order¶ | ||
| No | 6 (0·2%) | |
| Yes, sometimes | 717 (29·7%) | |
| Yes, completely | 1694 (70·1%) | |
| Member of family most often leaving the home¶ | ||
| Child's mother | 2023 (83·7%) | |
| Child's father | 130 (5·4%) | |
| Child's brother or sister | 11 (0·5%) | |
| Others | 253 (10·5%) | |
| Frequency of leaving the house¶ | ||
| Never | 9 (0·4%) | |
| Less than once a week | 104 (4·3%) | |
| Once a week | 476 (19·7%) | |
| 2–3 times a week | 912 (37·7%) | |
| Almost every day | 916 (37·9%) | |
| Change in frequency of leaving house since COVID-19¶ | ||
| More than before | 208 (8·6%) | |
| Same | 381 (15·8%) | |
| Less than before | 1828 (75·6%) | |
| Reason for leaving the house (more than one reason possible)¶ | ||
| NA (not going out) | 3 (0·1%) | |
| Recreation or playing | 15 (0·6%) | |
| Shopping necessities | 2153 (89·1%) | |
| Working or job | 1204 (49·8%) | |
| Home garden or farm | 57 (2·4%) | |
| Other | 85 (3·5%) | |
| Perception of lockdown‖ | ||
| Very frustrating | 1290 (53·5%) | |
| Sometimes frustrating | 575 (23·9%) | |
| I have accepted the situation | 459 (19·0%) | |
| I am enjoying the lockdown | 86 (3·6%) | |
Data are median (IQR), n (%), or mean (SD). Unskilled job describes manual unskilled work (eg, housemaid, garment worker involved in unskilled tasks, labourer, farmer, fisherman, or rickshaw puller). Skilled job describes skilled employment (eg, garment worker, cook, construction work, driving, tailor, craftsman, carpentry, government or non-government clerical work, health service providers including primary health workers, pharmacists, doctor, or teacher). NA=not applicable.
*
Defined as weight for age Z score of less than −2.
†
n=2422.
‡
n=2419.
§
n=2420.
¶
n=2417.
‖
n=2410.