Table 2.

Child characteristics.

Variables	Frequency (no.)	Percent (%)
Sex of the study child
Male	324	52.9
Female	288	47.1
Age of the child
6-12	406	66.3
13-23	206	33.7
Place of delivery
Home	187	30.6
Health institution	425	69.4
Immunization
Yes	317	51.8
No	295	48.2
Diarrhoea
Yes	106	17.3
No	506	82.7
Edema
Yes	47	7.7
No	565	92.3