Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample population
Indicators | n | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 2025 | 51.1 |
 Female | 1939 | 48.9 |
Age in months (Mean ± SD) | 22.81 ± 15.23 |  |
  < 6 months | 602 | 15.2 |
 6–11 months | 645 | 16.3 |
 12–23 months | 828 | 20.9 |
 24–35 months | 1041 | 26.3 |
 36–47 months | 529 | 13.3 |
 48–59 months | 319 | 8 |
Mother’s education | ||
 No formal education | 3439 | 87.9 |
 Primary | 348 | 8.9 |
 Secondary/Higher | 125 | 3.2 |
Parity | 1.49 ± 0.73 |  |
 1 | 2349 | 59.8 |
 2 | 1237 | 31.5 |
 3 | 278 | 7.1 |
  > 4 | 66 | 1.7 |
Family size | 6.7 ± 2.8 |  |
 1–5 | 1552 | 39.2 |
 6–10 | 2053 | 51.8 |
  > 10 | 359 | 9.1 |