Table 1 Summary statistics for the overall sample (n = 51)
From: Household migration and children’s diet in Nepal: an exploratory study
N (%), or mean | Sd | |
|---|---|---|
Child’s age, months | 15.73 | 5.33 |
Child is female | 26 (51%) | |
Mother’s education, years | 9.88 | 3.55 |
Number of household members | 5.73 | 2.42 |
Farming is a source of livelihood | 35 (68.3%) | |
Amount of land being farmed, kattha | 9.65 | 10.92 |
Number of chickens and ducks | 5.43 | 7.86 |
Number of livestock | 2.41 | 2.68 |
Annual household income, % | ||
Below Rs. 25,000 | 1 (1.96%) | |
Between Rs 25,000–50,000 | 7 (13.73%) | |
Between Rs. 50,000–100,000 | 18 (35.29%) | |
Between Rs. 100,000–250,000 | 14 (27.45%) | |
Between Rs. 250,000–500,000 | 7 (13.73%) | |
More than Rs. 500,000 | 4 (7.84%) | |
Caste/ethnic group, % | ||
Brahman, Chhetri | 15 (29.41%) | |
Newar | 13 (25.49%) | |
Janajati | 10 (19.61%) | |
Hill Dalits | 1 (1.96%) | |
Tarai Dalits | 12 (23.53%) | |
Diet diversity score | 4.19 | 1.09 |
Diet diversity score at least 4 | 33 (64.7%) | |
In the previous 24 h, the child was given… | ||
Grains | 51 (100%) | |
Lentils | 18 (35.29%) | |
Dairy | 17 (33.33%) | |
Flesh | 19 (37.25%) | |
Eggs | 7 (13.73%) | |
Vitamin A vegetables | 51 (100%) | |
Fruits | 51 (100%) | |
Processed food | 19 (37.25%) | |
Number of times the child was breastfed in the previous 24 h | 8.60 | 3.11 |