Table 3.
Distribution of literacy status of mother and under-nutrition of the study children
| Indicators of nutritional status | Mothers literacy status | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illiterate (n=174) | Primary school (n=162) | High school (n=119) | Posthigh school (n=55) | ||
| Weight for age | |||||
| Normal | 87 (50.0) | 101 (62.3) | 75 (63.0) | 47 (85.4) | 0.000 |
| Moderate underweight | 61 (35.1) | 53 (32.7) | 32 (26.9) | 4 (7.3) | |
| Severe underweight | 26 (14.9) | 8 (4.9) | 12 (10.1) | 4 (7.3) | |
| Height for age | |||||
| Normal | 78 (44.8) | 95 (58.6) | 87 (73.1) | 47 (85.4) | 0.000 |
| Moderate stunting | 49 (28.2) | 60 (37.0) | 25 (21.0) | 6 (10.9) | |
| Severe stunting | 47 (27.0) | 7 (4.3) | 7 (5.9) | 2 (3.6) | |
| Weight for height | |||||
| Normal | 118 (67.8) | 119 (73.5) | 90 (75.6) | 50 (90.9) | 0.008 |
| Moderate wasting | 40 (23.0) | 25 (15.4) | 19 (16.0) | 0 | |
| Severe wasting | 16 (9.2) | 18 (11.1) | 10 (8.4) | 5 (9.1) | |