Characteristic | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
General | |
Family structure (n = 10) | |
Nuclear | 5 (50%) |
Extended | 5 (50%) |
No. members in household (range) | 3 – 14 people |
Annual family income after taxes (n = 10) | |
Rs $10,000 to 49,999 (US $110-$550) | 2 (20%) |
≥ Rs $50,000 (US $550) | 8 (80%) |
Mother * | |
Age, years (n = 8) | |
Range (median) | 26 to 35 (31) |
Marital Status (n = 10) | |
Married | 10 (100%) |
Language (n = 10) | |
Sindhi | 10 (100%) |
Urdu | 9 (90%) |
Education (n = 9) | |
Not educated | 5 (50%) |
Below grade 5 | 2 (20%) |
Between grade 5 and 10 | 2 (20%) |
Employment (n = 2) | |
House-hold chores | 1 (50%) |
Part-time work | 1 (50%) |
Parity (n = 10) | |
Primiparous | 3 (30%) |
Multiparous | 7 (70%) |
Primary responsibility of child (n = 10) | |
Mother-in-law | 3 (30%) |
Mother | 7 (80%) |
Father *^ | |
Age, years (n = 9) | |
Range (median) | 25 to 37 (32) |
Language (n = 10) | |
Sindhi | 10 (100%) |
Urdu | 7 (70%) |
Baloch | 1 (10%) |
Education (n = 10) | |
Not educated | 5 (50%) |
Below grade 5 | 3 (30%) |
Between grade 5 and 10 | 1 (10%) |
Graduate education | 1 (10%) |
Employment (n = 10) | |
Full-time | 6 (60%) |
Part-time | 4 (40%) |
Occupation (n = 7) | |
Fisherman | 5 (50%) |
Hotel job | 1 (10%) |
Government Employee | 1 (10%) |
Child * | |
Sex (n = 9) | |
Male | 3 (33%) |
Female | 6 (67%) |
Birth weight (n = 2) | |
Low birth weight | 1 (50%) |
Age at time of interview (n = 9) | |
≤ 1 week | 4 (40%) |
1-2 weeks | 4 (40%) |
2-3 weeks | 2 (20%) |
Breastfeeding at the time of contact | 10 (100%) |
Illness since birth | |
Yes (fever, jaundice, blue at birth) | 3 (30%) |
No | 7 (70%) |
Hospitalized since birth | |
Yes (2 hours for “water in abdomen”) | 1 (10%) |
No | 9 (90%) |
No. of siblings | |
Range | 3 to 7 |
Females | 23 |
Males | 12 |