Table 1 Socio-demographic and home environment characteristics of parents and children at baseline by study area (N=420)
Manzoor colony (N=155) | Qayoomabad (N=265) | |
|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) age of mothers (years) | 27.0 (5.3) | 25.5 (4.4) |
Mother’s educational level; n(%) | ||
Illiterate | 46 (29.7%) | 65 (24.5%) |
Read & Write Only/Below Matric | 51 (32.9%) | 116 (43.8%) |
Matric or above | 58 (37.4%) | 84 (31.7%) |
Educational level of husband; n(%) | ||
Illiterate | 33 (21.3%) | 41 (15.5%) |
Read & Write Only/Below Matric | 47 (30.3%) | 92 (34.7%) |
Matric or above | 75 (48.4%) | 132 (49.8%) |
Mean (SD) income of husband (Rupees) (N=417) 1 | 5336.1 (3492.2) | 5402.7 (3076.4) |
Mean (SD) of total number of children alive 2 (N=416) 3 | 2.2 (2.2) | 1.7 (1.6) |
Woman subjected to domestic physical abuse 4 ; n(%) | ||
Yes | 0 (0%) | 8 (3.0%) |
No | 155 (100%) | 257 (97.0%) |
Woman subjected to domestic verbal abuse 5 ; n(%) | ||
Yes | 2(1.3%) | 15 (5.7%) |
No | 153 (98.7%) | 250 (94.3%) |
Mother works for pay or profit; n(%) | ||
Yes | 13 (8.4%) | 18 (6.8%) |
No | 142 (91.6%) | 247 (93.2%) |
Current pregnancy accepted; n(%) | ||
Yes | 140 (90.3%) | 209 (78.9%) |
No | 15 (9.7%) | 56 (21.1%) |
Any complication during delivery; n(%) | ||
Yes | 44 (28.4%) | 96 (36.2%) |
No | 111 (71.6%) | 169 (63.8%) |
Children subjected to domestic physical abuse 6 ; n(%) | ||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 17 (6.4%) |
No | 155 (100.0%) | 248 (93.6%) |
Children subjected to domestic verbal abuse 7 ; n(%) | ||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 20 (7.5%) |
No | 155 (100.0%) | 245 (92.5%) |
Child’s gender; n(%) | ||
Male | 74 (47.7%) | 145 (54.7%) |
Female | 81 (52.3%) | 120 (45.3%) |
Child had difficulty in breast feeding; n(%) | ||
Yes | 20 (12.9%) | 39 (14.7%) |
No | 135 (87.1%) | 226 (85.3%) |