Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of FAs and NFAs children (1-5 years) in PHC offices
| Characteristics | FAs No=100 | NFAs No=100 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent’s age | |||
| 21-45 years | 97 | 96 | 0.700 |
| >45-<65 | 3 | 4 | |
| Parent gender | |||
| Male | 35 | 29 | 0.363 |
| Female | 65 | 71 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 98 | 98 | 1.00 |
| Divorced | 2 | 2 | |
| Widow/widower | 0 | 0 | |
| Educational level | |||
| Nonilliterate | 3 | 1 | 0.231 |
| Primary school | 1 | 1 | |
| Junior | 13 | 6 | |
| Secondary | 29 | 25 | |
| College and above | 42 | 58 | |
| Others | 12 | 9 | |
| Occupation | |||
| Working | 79 | 82 | 0.395 |
| Not working | 17 | 17 | |
| Retired | 4 | 1 | |
| Number of children in family | |||
| 1 | 19 | 7 | 0.052 |
| 2 | 30 | 27 | |
| 3 | 24 | 29 | |
| >3 | 27 | 37 | |
| Child gender | |||
| Male | 58 | 59 | 0.589 |
| Female | 42 | 41 | |
| Child age (years) | |||
| 1≥2 | 30 | 29 | 0.422 |
| 2≤3 | 21 | 14 | |
| 3≥4 | 19 | 27 | |
| 4-5 | 30 | 30 |