From: Risk factors for malnutrition among preschool children in rural Karnataka: a case-control study
Demographic characteristics | Cases n = 190 (%) | Controls n = 380 (%) |
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Age in years | ||
3.0–4.0 | 87 (45.8) | 173 (45.5) |
4.1–5.0 | 63 (33.2) | 138 (36.3) |
5.1–6.0 | 40 (21.1) | 69 (18.2) |
Gender | ||
Male | 85 (44.7) | 184 (48.4) |
Female | 105 (55.3) | 196 (51.6) |
Religion | ||
Hindu | 182 (95.8) | 351 (92.4) |
Christian | 5 (2.6) | 6 (1.6) |
Muslim | 3 (1.6) | 23 (6.1) |
Type of family | ||
Nuclear | 110 (57.9) | 214 (56.3) |
Joint/Extended | 80 (42.1) | 166 (43.7) |
Education of father | ||
Illiterate | 18 (9.5) | 5 (1.3) |
Primary and <10th std. | 146 (76.8) | 301 (79.2) |
10th std. and below graduation | 25 (13.2) | 72 (18.9) |
Graduation and above | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) |
Education of mother | ||
Illiterate | 13 (6.8) | 6 (1.6) |
Primary and <10th std. | 143 (75.3) | 269 (70.8) |
10th std. and below graduation | 34 (17.9) | 104 (27.4) |
Graduation and above | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
Caretaker | ||
Mother | 187 (98.4) | 372 (97.9) |
Grandmother/Other member in the family | 3 (1.6) | 8 (2.1) |
Socio-economic status | ||
Middle | 24 (12.6) | 67 (17.6) |
Poor/BPL | 166 (87.4) | 313 (82.4) |