Does birth season correlate with childhood stunting? An input for astrological nutrition

BMC Pediatrics

Table 1 Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of study participants (N = 8855)

Category		Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex of child	Male	4511	51
Sex of child	Female	4344	49
Residence	Rural	7229	89.1
Residence	Urban	1626	10.9
Father educational level	No education	5645	65.6
	Primary	2283	27.3
	Secondary	609	4.8
	Higher education	318	2.3
Household wealth index	Poor	4727	46.6
	Middle	1274	21
	Rich	2854	32.5
Anemia level of the mother	Severe	140	1.4
	Moderate	837	6.4
	Mild	2019	22.1
	Not anemic	5630	70.1
Mothers occupation type	Not working	5189	55.2
	Manual work	418	4.5
	Professional	1133	19.3
	Agricultural	1936	24.2
Antenatal care visit history	No	2050	25.7
Antenatal care visit history	Yes	6791	74.2
Source of drinking water	Improved	5291	55.4
	Unimproved	3480	43.4
	Not adejure resident	84	1.2
Household toilet type	Improved	1481	9.7
	Unimproved	7290	89.1
	Not a dejure resident	84	1.2
Birth interval	< 24 months	1660	16.8
	24–47 months	3707	43.6
	48 months and above	3488	39.6
Cigarette Smoking history of the mother	No	8772	99.3
Cigarette Smoking history of the mother	Yes	83	0.7

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