Table 4 Nutritional status in relation to socio-demographic variables for rural mothers
Parameters | Number of women (n =150) | Number (%) malnourished | P values |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 0.090 | ||
15 – 19 | 1 | 0 (0.0) | |
20 – 24 | 25 | 2 (8.0) | |
25 – 29 | 56 | 11 (19.6) | |
30 – 34 | 36 | 2 (5.6) | |
35 – 49 | 32 | 1 (3.1) | |
Marital status | 0.782 | ||
Not yet married | 3 | 0 (0.0) | |
Married | 146 | 16 (11.0) | |
Widow | 1 | 0 (0.0) | |
Family setting | 0.031 | ||
Monogamy | 119 | 16 (13.4) | |
Polygamy | 31 | 0 (0.0) | |
Age at first birth | 0.016 | ||
15- 19 | 22 | 0 (0.0) | |
20 – 24 | 78 | 14 (17.9) | |
25 – 29 | 42 | 1 (2.4) | |
30 – 34 | 5 | 0 (0.0) | |
35 - 39 | 3 | 1 (33.3) | |
Parity | 0.587 | ||
1 | 24 | 3 (12.5) | |
2 | 51 | 8 (15.7) | |
3 | 22 | 0 (0.0) | |
4 | 28 | 3 (10.7) | |
5 -7 | 25 | 2 (8.0) | |
Education of mothers | 0.000 | ||
No formal education | 3 | 0 (0.0) | |
Primary | 55 | 1 (1.8) | |
Secondary | 79 | 15 (19.0) | |
Post-secondary | 13 | 0 (0.0) | |
Social class | 0.514 | ||
Upper | 0 | 0 (0.0) | |
Middle | 15 | 1 (6.7) | |
Lower | 135 | 15 (11.1) |