Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, agriculture-related work practices and food security
n | Median (IQR) / % | |
|---|---|---|
Infant age (m) | 1134 | 1.6 (1.0, 2.1) |
Infant sex (%) | 1134 | |
Male | 569 | 50.2 |
Maternal age (y) | 1096 | 27.0 (23.0, 32.0) |
Marital status (%,) | 1138 | |
Married | 1134 | 99.7 |
Maternal education (%) | 1140 | |
No formal education | 923 | 81.0 |
Primary school education | 13 | 11.8 |
> Primary school education | 82 | 7.2 |
Paternal education (%) | 1130 | |
No formal education | 543 | 48.0 |
Primary school education | 212 | 18.8 |
> Primary school education | 375 | 33.2 |
Maternal occupation (%) | 1126 | |
Unemployed | 377 | 33.5 |
Agriculture related employment | 591 | 52.5 |
Non-agriculture-related employment | 158 | 14.0 |
Paternal occupation (%) | 1142 | |
Unemployed | 34 | 3.0 |
Agriculture related employment | 585 | 51.2 |
Non-agriculture-related employment | 523 | 45.8 |
Maternal agriculture work during pregnancy (%) | 1134 | |
Livestock-related work | 647 | 57.0 |
Crop-related work ` | 484 | 42.7 |
Cotton harvesting | 322 | 28.4 |
Food security (%) | 1139 | |
Worried there was insufficient food in last 30 d | 675 | 59.3 |
Ate a limited variety of food in last 30 d | 713 | 62.7 |
Cash transfer from the Benazir Income Support | 1137 | |
Program (%, yes) | 369 | 32.5 |