Variables | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age in months | ||
24 – 36 | 288 | 42.3 |
37 – 48 | 233 | 34.2 |
≥ 49 | 160 | 23.5 |
Sex | ||
Male | 365 | 53.6 |
Female | 316 | 46.4 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 47 | 6.9 |
Rural | 634 | 93.1 |
Marital status of the mother | ||
Single | 25 | 3.7 |
Married | 613 | 90 |
Divorced | 43 | 6.3 |
Number of children aged below five in the household | ||
One | 433 | 63.6 |
Two and above | 248 | 36.4 |
Mother’s education level | ||
Uneducated | 525 | 77.1 |
Primary | 58 | 8.5 |
Secondary and above | 98 | 14.4 |
Mother’s occupation | ||
Housewife | 650 | 95.4 |
Merchant | 31 | 4.6 |
Mother’s age | ||
15 – 34 | 495 | 72.7 |
35 – 48 | 186 | 27.3 |
Father’s education level | ||
unable to read or write | 410 | 60.2 |
Primary complete | 177 | 26 |
Secondary and above | 94 | 13.8 |
Wealth index | ||
Low | 226 | 33.2 |
Medium | 228 | 33.5 |
High | 227 | 33.3 |
Children usually stay at.. | ||
Home | 472 | 69.3 |
Out of home | 209 | 30.7 |