Table 1.
Characteristics of children according to the age
| Characteristics |
Total (n = 254) |
Age of the child | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
12 months 53.1% (n = 135) |
18 months 46.9% (n = 119) |
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| Sex | |||
| Male | 141 (55.5%) | 71 (50.4%) | 70 (49.6%)) |
| Female | 113 (44.5%) | 64 (56.6%) | 49 (43.4%) |
| Birth Order | |||
| First born | 109 (42.9%) | 63 (57.8%) | 46 (42.2%) |
| ≥ second | 57.1% (n = 145) | 72 (49.7%) | 73 (50.3%) |
| Maturity at birth | |||
| ≥ 37 weeks | 232 (91.3%) | 123 (53.0%) | 109 (47.0%) |
| < 37 weeks | 22 (8.7%) | 12 (54.5%) | 10 (45.5%) |
| Birth weight | |||
| ≥ 3.5 kg | 27 (10.6%) | 9 (33.3%) | 18 (66.7%) |
| 2.5 – 3.49 | 173 (68.1%) | 99 (57.2%) | 74 (42.8%) |
| < 2.5 kg | 54 (21.3%) | 27 (50.0%) | 27 (50.0%) |
| Birth intervala (years) | 5.2 (± 3.1) | 5.02 (± 3.1) | 5.4 (± 3.0) |
| Mother’s age | |||
| ≥ 35 years | 62 (24.4%) | 29 (46.8%) | 33 (53.2%) |
| < 35 years | 192 (75.6%) | 106 (55.2%) | 86 (44.8%) |
| Mother’s occupation | |||
| Employed | 56 (22%) | 32 (57.1%) | 24 (42.9%) |
| Housewife | 198 (78%) | 103 (52.0%) | 95 (48.0%) |
| Mother’s education | |||
| Up-to secondary | 119 (46.9%) | 68 (57.1%) | 51 (42.9%) |
| ≥ Tertiary | 135 (53.1%) | 67 (49.6%) | 68 (50.4%) |
| Average monthly family income | |||
| Low | 16 (6.3%) | 5 (31.3%) | 11 (68.8%) |
| Middle | 121 (47.6%) | 61 (50.4%) | 60 (49.6%) |
| High | 117 (46.1%) | 69 (59%) | 48 (41.0%) |
a Birth interval is the time difference between the index and the immediate previous sibling