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Table 2 Percentage distribution of background and HEEE characteristics of the households with 6–23 months old children, Banswara, Rajasthan, India

From: Influence of gender and parental migration on IYCF practices in 6–23-month-old tribal children in Banswara district, India: findings from the cross-sectional PANChSHEEEL study

Health, Education, Engineering and Environment (HEEE) Characteristics

N - Valid cases

Frequency

% Frequency

Gender of child

 Boy

325

171

52.6

 Girl

325

154

47.4

Migration

 In Ghatol block

166

32

19.3

 In Kushalgarh block

159

117

73.6

 Total

325

149

45.8

Education

 Literate head of the households

325

228

70.2

 Literate caretaker of child (mother)

325

203

62.5

 Head of the house aware of Swachh Bharat Campaign

325

195

60.0

Health

Access to AWC services and growth monitoring

  Child going to AWC on a regular basis

325

241

74.2

  Child being weighed in last 3 months

325

172

52.9

  Child being weighed once every month

325

124

38.0

     Immunization or MCP card available

204

194

95.0

Immunization and Access to micronutrients in 12–23 month old children

  Child was fully immunised

204

117

57.3

  Child had Vit-A in last 6 months

204

135

66.2

  Child had Albendazole in last 6 months

204

54

26.4

Engineering and Environment

 Cultivated kitchen garden inside house

325

14

4.3

 Household having access to safe drinking water (own hand pump)

325

169

52.0

 Household having improved fuel source for cooking

325

21

6.5

 Toilet

   

  In use

325

70

21.5

  Not in use or No toilet

325

255

78.5

 Household having improved sanitation facility

325

61

18.8

Access to milk and poultry products

 Household with cows/bulls/buffaloes

325

275

84.6

 Household with goats

325

193

59.4

 Households with cows/bulls/buffaloes and goats

325

174

53.5

 Households with access to poultry products

325

92

28.3

Background characteristics

 Block

  Ghatol

325

166

51.1

  Kushalgarh

325

159

48.9

 Hindu households

325

325

100.0

 Caste

  Scheduled Tribe

325

239

73.5

  Others

325

86

26.5

 Monthly Income of family

   < = Rs 2020 (Poor)

325

118

36.3

   > Rs 2020 (Middle/rich)

325

207

63.7

 Households with agriculture as occupation

325

286

88.0

 Age of mother (years)

  17–24

325

83

25.5

     25–45

325

242

74.5

Mean age (SD)

325

26.4 (5.6)

 Number of children under 5 in household

  More than one

325

200

61.5

  Only one

325

125

38.5