|
Mean age (±SD) of the mothers
|
34.6 ± 5.8
|
35.0 ± 6.7
|
0.873
|
|
Mother’s educational status (%)
|
|
No formal education
|
62.1
|
82.8
|
< 0.001*
|
|
Formal education
|
37.9
|
17.2
|
|
Mother’s occupation (%)
|
|
House wife
|
61.4
|
80.7
|
< 0.001*
|
|
Others
|
38.6
|
19.3
|
|
Father’s educational status (%)
|
|
No formal education
|
51.7
|
51.0
|
0.107
|
|
Formal education
|
48.3
|
41.0
|
|
Father’s occupation (%)
|
|
Farmer
|
69.0
|
88.3
|
< 0.001*
|
|
Others
|
31,0
|
11.7
|
|
Mean(±SD) family size
|
7.3 ± 2.1
|
7.0 ± 1.5
|
0.069
|
|
Household wealth index (%)
|
|
Lowest
|
36.6
|
31.7
|
0.041*
|
|
Middle
|
30.3
|
34.5
|
|
Highest
|
33.1
|
33.8
|
|
Mean(±SD) land size (hectare)
|
1.15 ± 1.79
|
0.66 ± 0.67
|
0.003*
|
|
Sex of the child (%)
|
|
Male
|
60.0
|
61.4
|
0.999
|
|
Female
|
40.0
|
38.6
|
|
Mean(±SD) age of the child (years)
|
11.8 ± 1.1
|
12.3 ± 1.3
|
0.021*
|
