Table 5 Nutritional status in relation to socio-demographic variables for urban mothers
Parameters | Number of women (n = 150) | Number (%) malnourished | P values |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 0.533 | ||
15 – 19 | 0 | 0 (0.0) | |
20 – 24 | 18 | 1 (5.6) | |
25 – 29 | 52 | 1 (1.9) | |
30 – 34 | 35 | 0 (0.0) | |
35 – 49 | 45 | 2 (4.4) | |
Marital status | 0.478 | ||
Not yet married | 3 | 0 (0.0) | |
Married | 147 | 4 (2.7) | |
Family setting | 0.737 | ||
Monogamy | 146 | 4 (2.7) | |
Polygamy | 4 | 0 (0.0) | |
Age at first birth | 0.130 | ||
15- 19 | 7 | 1 (14.3) | |
20 – 24 | 50 | 2 (4.0) | |
25 – 29 | 55 | 1 (1.8) | |
30 – 34 | 32 | 0 (0.0) | |
35 - 39 | 5 | 0 (0.0) | |
Parity | 0.000 | ||
1 | 59 | 1 (1.7) | |
2 | 49 | 1 (2.0) | |
3 | 23 | 0 (0.0) | |
4 | 10 | 0 (0.0) | |
5 - 6 | 9 | 2 (22.2) | |
Education of mothers | 0.000 | ||
No formal education | 1 | 0 (0.0) | |
Primary | 17 | 3 (17.6) | |
Secondary | 76 | 1 (1.3) | |
Post-secondary | 56 | 0 (0.0) | |
Social class | 0.128 | ||
Upper | 19 | 0 (0.0) | |
Middle | 35 | 0 (0.0) | |
Lower | 96 | 4 (4.4) |