Table 1 The frequency distribution of socio-behavioral characteristics

Sex

Male

50.5 (616)

Female

49.5 (605)

Number of children/mother

1- 3 children

55.4 (676)

4 and above children

44.6 (545)

Child age

6-12 months

29.6 (362)

13-24 months

50.9 (621)

25-36 months

19.5 (238)

Presence of visible plaque

No

40.1 (490)

Yes

59.9 (731)

Illness episodes

Few

23.6 (288)

Many

76.4 (933)

Mother’s perception on child size at birth

Smaller

15.3 (187)

Average

73.0 (676)

Larger

11.7 (143)

Breast feeding

No

39.8 (486)

Yes

60.2 (735)

Mothers education

No formal education

28.2 (344)

Completed primary and above

71.8 (877)

Mother’s age

≤ 24 years

33.8 (403)

≥25 years

66.2 (789)

Birth weight

Low (less than 2500gm)

17.9 (50)

Normal (equal or more than 2500gm)

82.1 (230)

Household assets index

1^st quartile-least poor

26.8 (327)

2^nd quartile

25.0 (305)

3^rd quartile

24.8 (303)

4^th quartile- poorest

23.4 (286)