Table 2.

Descriptive analysis describing the association between different socioeconomic characteristics over CIAF (child malnutrition).

Variables	Categories	Frequencies	Percentages
Sex of child	Male	252	50.50
	Female	247	49.50
Age of Child (Months)	0 to 6	69	13.83
	7 to 12	60	12.02
	13 to18	62	12.42
	19 to 24	81	16.23
	25 to 36	227	45.49
Birth Order Number	Birth order 1	99	19.84
	2 or 3	167	33.47
	4 or 5	120	24.05
	6 or 7	69	13.83
	Above 7	44	8.82
The decision to Spend Women Earning	Not-Involved	441	88.38
	Involved	58	11.62
Region	Punjab	49	9.82
	Sindh	123	24.65
	KPK	77	15.43
	Baluchistan	124	24.85
	Gilgit Baltistan	23	4.61
	ICT (Capital)	14	2.81
	AJK	26	5.21
	FATA	63	12.63
Mother Body Mass Index	Less than 18.5 kg/m2	64	12.93
	≥18.5 kg/m2	431	87.07
Maternal Education Level	Illiterate	365	73.15
	Primary	48	9.62
	Middle	59	11.82
	High	27	5.41
Working Status of Mothers	Not-Employed	423	84.77
	Employed	76	15.23
Size of Household	Less than 5 members	41	8.22
	6–10	225	51.10
	11–15	130	26.05
	Greater than 15	73	14.63
Wealth Index	Poorest	189	37.88
	Poorer	146	29.26
	Middle	74	14.83
	Richer	52	10.42
	Richest	38	7.62
Source of Drinking Water	Un-Improved	132	26.45
	Improved	367	73.55
Had Diarrhea Recently	No	368	73.75
	Yes	131	26.25
Type of Sanitation Facility	Un-Improved	181	36.27
	Improved	318	63.73

Source: Author’s estimation.