Table 3.
Distribution of children according to their nutritional status and association with various factors (n=1085)
| Parity, no. of mothers, (%) | Nutritional status (according to ICDS growth chart) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Moderately underweight | Severely underweight | ||
| ONE, 371 (34.19%) | 242 (65.23%) | 93 (25.07%) | 36 (9.70%) | |
| TWO,533 (49.13%) | 365 (68.48%) | 121 (22.70%) | 47 (8.82%) | χ2=21.55, df 4, P<0.001 (HS) |
| ≥THREE, 181 (16.68%) | 126 (69.61%) | 50 (27.62%) | 5 (2.77%) | |
| Gender of child no. of mothers, (%) | ||||
| Male 516 (47.56%) | 368 (71.32%) | 116 (22.48%) | 32 (6.20%) | χ2=7.866, df 2, P=0.0196 (HS) |
| Female 569 (52.44%) | 365 (64.15%) | 148 (26.01%) | 56 (9.84%) | |
| Immunization up-to-date no. of mothers, (%) | ||||
| Yes 903 (83.23%) | 620 (68.66%) | 223 (24.70%) | 60 (6.64%) | χ2=10.374, df 2, P<0.01 (HS) |
| No182 (16.77%) | 113 (62.09%) | 41 (22.53%) | 28 (15.38%) | |
| SNP received, no. of mothers, (%) | ||||
| Yes 521 (48.02%) | 370 (71.02%) | 115 (22.07%) | 36 (6.91%) | χ2=5.6595, df 2, P=0.0590 (N S) |
| No 521 (48.02%) | 363 (64.36%) | 149 (26.42%) | 52 (9.22%) | |
HS: highly significant; NS: nonsignificant