Table 2 Characteristics of study infants and their mothers (N = 250)
Baseline characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Infant Characteristics | |
Gender | |
Female | 132 (52.8) |
Male | 118 (47.2) |
Birth weight (kg) | 3.11 ± 0.37 |
Birth length (cm) | 49.05 ± 1.67 |
Birth head circumference (cm) | 33.91 ± 1.05 |
Maternal Characteristics | |
Mother’s age (years) | 28.48 ± 4.4 |
Formal years of education | 14.39 ± 2.53 |
Highest level of education | |
≤ 14 years | 126 (50.4) |
15–16 years | 90 (36) |
> 16 years | 34 (13.6) |
Occupation | |
Unemployed | 201 (80.4) |
Employed | 49 (19.6) |
Average monthly household income | |
50,000–75,000 PKR | 97 (38.8) |
75,000–100,000 PKR | 73 (29.2) |
> 100,000 PKR | 80 (32.0) |
Number of previous births | |
0 | 105 (42) |
1 | 81 (32.4) |
2 | 45 (18) |
> 2 | 19 (7.6) |