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Characteristics
Categories
Frequency (n = 485)
Percent (%)
Sex of the children
Male
247
50.9
Female
238
49.1
Age of mothers(years)
15–24
86
17.7
25–34
267
55.1
35–49
132
27.2
Age of the children (months)
6–11
193
39.8
12–17
164
33.8
18–23
128
26.4
Educational status of mothers
No formal education
312
64.3
Formal education
173
35.7
Educational status of fathers
No formal education
243
50.1
Formal education
239
49.3
Mothers occupation
Unemployed
467
96.3
Government/private employee
18
3.7
Fathers occupation
Unemployed
462
95.3
Government/private employee
19
3.9
Family size
Less than or equal to 5
221
45.6
Greater than 5
264
54.4
Under five children within household
More than one child
201
41.4
One child
284
58.6
Household Wealth
Low
204
42.1
Middle
74
15.3
High
207
42.7
Introduction time of complementary feeding
Before or after 6 months
226
46.6
At 6 months
259
53.4
Breast feeding practice of mothers
Poor
115
23.7
Good
336
69.3
Not breast feed
34
7.0
Appropriately utilized iron folate
For less than or equal to 3 months
331
68.2
For greater than 3 months
62
12.8
Not utilized at all
92
19
Source of drinking water
Piped inside compound
37
7.6
Public
357
73.6
Protected well/spring
91
18.8
Toilet
No facility/bush/field
12
2.5
Local pit latrine
468
96.5
VIP latrine
5
1.0
Utilization of ITN
No
46
9.5
Yes
411
84.7
Diarrhea
No
75
31.2
Yes
165
68.8
Malaria
No
464
95.7
P. falciparum
6
1.2
P.vivax
8
1.6
P.mixed
7
1.4
Surgery
No
481
99.2
Yes
4
0.8
DDS
No
319
65.8
Yes
166
34.2
Fermented foods preparation
No
299
61.6
Yes
186
38.4
Germinated or soaked foods
No
379
78.1
Yes
106
21.9
