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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population

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