From: Determinants of infant and young child feeding practices in Rupandehi, Nepal
Characteristics | Number (n = 178) | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Ethnicity of mothers | ||
Dalits | 23 | 12.9 |
Disadvantaged Janajati | 48 | 27.0 |
Disadvantaged non-Dalit Terai (plain) caste group | 55 | 30.9 |
Religious minorities | 4 | 2.2 |
Relatively advantaged Janajati | 11 | 6.2 |
Upper caste group | 37 | 20.8 |
Age of mothers (Mean ± SD: 25.2 ± 4.3) | ||
<20 years | 8 | 4.5 |
20–34 years | 161 | 90.4 |
≥35 years | 9 | 5.1 |
Size of household (Mean ± SD: 7.7 ± 3.6) | ||
≤6 | 83 | 46.6 |
>6 | 95 | 53.4 |
Type of the family | ||
Nuclear | 48 | 27.0 |
Joint | 130 | 73.0 |
Number of children in the family | ||
Single child | 73 | 41.0 |
≥2 | 105 | 59.0 |
Birth interval in months (n = 105) | ||
<24 | 12 | 11.4 |
≥24 | 93 | 88.6 |
Sex of the index child | ||
Female | 81 | 45.5 |
Male | 97 | 54.5 |
Age of the index child (Mean ± SD: 13.4 ± 4.8) | ||
6–8 months | 34 | 19.1 |
9–11 months | 38 | 21.3 |
12–23 months | 106 | 59.6 |
Mother’s occupation | ||
Home maker | 157 | 88.2 |
Small scale business | 5 | 2.8 |
Service | 7 | 3.9 |
Agriculture | 9 | 5.1 |
Mother’s education | ||
Up to primary level | 83 | 46.6 |
Some secondary | 56 | 31.5 |
SLC and above | 39 | 21.9 |
Earning status of mother | ||
Earning | 12 | 6.7 |
Not earning | 166 | 93.3 |
Wealth rank | ||
Lower | 88 | 49.4 |
Higher | 90 | 50.6 |
Household ownership of agricultural land | ||
Yes | 117 | 65.7 |
No | 61 | 34.3 |
Duration of food sufficiency (n = 117) | ||
≤6 months | 31 | 26.5 |
≤12 months | 66 | 56.4 |
>12 months | 20 | 17.1 |
Decision makers on child feeding | ||
Mother | 145 | 81.5 |
Father | 3 | 1.7 |
Grandmother | 27 | 15.2 |
Other | 3 | 1.7 |
Work load of mothers (Mean ± SD: 5.9 ± 2.2) | ||
<8 h | 135 | 75.8 |
≥8 h | 43 | 24.2 |
Place of delivery | ||
Health facility | 66 | 37.1 |
Other than health facility (home) | 112 | 62.9 |
Assistance during delivery (n = 112) | ||
Trained health worker | 2 | 1.1 |
Relative | 70 | 39.3 |
Self-delivery | 40 | 22.5 |
Perceived size at birth | ||
Normal | 141 | 79.2 |
Small | 37 | 20.8 |
PNC service | ||
Yes | 59 | 33.1 |
No | 119 | 66.9 |
Childhood illness in past 30 days | ||
Yes | 57 | 32.0 |
No | 121 | 68.0 |
Place of treatment of childhood illness | ||
Health facility | 33 | 18.5 |
Pharmacy | 134 | 75.3 |
Traditional healer | 11 | 6.2 |
Growth monitoring practice | ||
Yes | 75 | 42.1 |
No | 103 | 57.9 |
Timely initiation of CF | ||
Yes | 102 | 57.3 |
No | 76 | 42.7 |
Minimum dietary diversity | ||
Yes | 63 | 35.4 |
No | 115 | 64.6 |
Minimum meal frequency | ||
Yes | 149 | 83.7 |
No | 29 | 16.3 |
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) | ||
Yes | 58 | 32.6 |
No | 120 | 67.4 |