Table 1.
Distribution of respondents by basic characteristics (n = 400).
| Variables | Frequency(n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Boy | 200 | 50 |
| Girl | 200 | 50 |
| Age of children | ||
| 5–6 | 178 | 44.5 |
| 7–8 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 9–10 | 96 | 24.0 |
| Age of mother (in years) | ||
| ≤25 | 72 | 18 |
| 26–30 | 244 | 61 |
| ≥31 | 84 | 21 |
| Educational qualification of mother | ||
| No education | 63 | 15.8 |
| Primary | 171 | 42.8 |
| Secondary | 129 | 32.3 |
| Higher secondary or more | 37 | 9.3 |
| Occupation of mother | ||
| Housewife | 196 | 49.0 |
| Agriculture | 42 | 10.5 |
| Business | 78 | 19.5 |
| Job | 78 | 19.5 |
| Other | 6 | 1.5 |
| Educational qualification of father | ||
| No education | 75 | 19.2 |
| Primary | 142 | 36.3 |
| Secondary | 97 | 24.8 |
| Higher secondary or above | 77 | 19.7 |
| Total number of children | ||
| 1 | 36 | 9.0 |
| 2 | 178 | 44.5 |
| ≥3 | 186 | 46.5 |
| Age of taking complementary food (in months) | ||
| ≤6 | 232 | 58.0 |
| >6 | 168 | 42.0 |
| Meal Frequency (in times per day) | ||
| >3 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 292 | 73.0 |
| 2 | 102 | 25.5 |
| Land ownership of family | ||
| Only dwelling place | 208 | 52.0 |
| Only agricultural land | 23 | 5.8 |
| Both | 141 | 35.3 |
| Landless | 28 | 7.0 |