Table 2.
Distribution of children according to their nutritional status and educational status of their mothers (n=1085)
| Education of mother | Nutritional status (according to ICDS growth chart) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Moderately underweight | Severely underweight | ||
| Illiterate | 294 (68.37%) | 104 (24.19%) | 32 (7.44%) | 430 (39.63%) |
| Primary | 191 (69.20%) | 62 (22.46%) | 23 (8.34%) | 276 (25.44%) |
| Middle | 103 (61.68%) | 48 (28.74%) | 16 (9.58%) | 167 (15.39%) |
| Matriculate | 123 (70.28%) | 39 (22.29%) | 13 (7.43%) | 175 (16.13%) |
| Graduate or above | 22 (59.46%) | 11 (29.73%) | 4 (10.81%) | 37 (3.41%) |
χ2=5.1708, df 8, P=0.7392 (nonsignificant)