Table 1 Background characteristics of mother-child pairs (N = 199)
Characteristic | n (%)/Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Sex of child | |
Male | 98 (49.2) |
Female | 101 (50.8) |
Age | |
Age of child in completed months (mean and SD)a | 6.78 ± 4.65 |
Age of mother in completed years (mean and SD)a | 28.09 ± 5.31 |
Marital status of mother | |
Single/widowed | 46 (23.1) |
Married | 153 (76.9) |
Level of education of mother | |
Primary/lessb | 45 (22.6) |
Secondary/higher | 154 (77.4) |
Employment status of mother | |
Unemployed | 34 (17.1) |
Trader | 81 (40.7) |
Artisan | 61 (30.7) |
Domestic workerc | 4 (2.0) |
Professionald | 19 (9.5) |
Type of accommodation | |
Caretaker | 14 (7.0) |
Company/government | 5 (2.5) |
Family house | 45 (22.6) |
Rented | 97 (48.7) |
Own | 38 (19.1) |
Main source of cooking energy | |
Firewood | 1 (0.5) |
Charcoal | 66 (33.2) |
Kerosene | 1 (0.5) |
LPG | 130 (65.3) |
Electric cooker | 1 (0.5) |
Household Items | |
Radio | 175 (87.9) |
Television | 183 (92.0) |
Refrigerator | 157 (78.9) |
Personal Computer | 59 (29.6) |
Source of child feeding information | |
Health worker at CWC | 116 (58.3) |
Family and friends | 52 (26.1) |
Self-application | 26 (13.1) |
Information in child health records book | 3 (1.5) |
Media sources (TV/radio/print/internet) | 2 (1.0) |