Variables (n = 417) | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Head of the household | ||
Male | 411 | 98.6 |
Female | 6 | 1.4 |
Mother’s age (year) | ||
Below 25 | 102 | 24.5 |
25 and above | 315 | 75.5 |
Child’s age (months) | ||
6–8 | 58 | 13.9 |
9–11 | 61 | 14.6 |
12–23 | 298 | 71.5 |
Child sex | ||
Male | 218 | 52.3 |
Female | 199 | 47.7 |
Father’s education | ||
Illiterate | 294 | 70.5 |
Literate | 117 | 28.1 |
Mother’s education | ||
Illiterate | 340 | 81.5 |
Literate | 77 | 18.5 |
Father’s occupation | ||
Farmer | 398 | 95.4 |
Merchant | 93 | 22.3 |
Others | 9 | 2.2 |
Mother’s occupation | ||
Farmer/house wife | 385 | 92.3 |
Merchant | 55 | 13.2 |
Others | 3 | 0.7 |
Marital status | ||
Married/living together | 411 | 98.6 |
Widowed | 6 | 1.4 |
Family size | ||
Less than five | 154 | 36.9 |
Five or more | 263 | 63.1 |
Number of children under the age of five | ||
One | 192 | 46.0 |
Two or more | 225 | 54.0 |