Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of children and their mothers
From: Mothers’ autonomy and childhood stunting: evidence from semi-urban communities in Lao PDR
Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
Child (n = 115) | ||
Nutritional status | ||
Stunted | 24 | 21% |
Not stunted | 91 | 79% |
Sex | ||
Female | 51 | 44% |
Male | 64 | 56% |
Age (month) | ||
0–11 | 23 | 20% |
12–23 | 17 | 15% |
24–35 | 26 | 23% |
36–47 | 21 | 18% |
48–59 | 28 | 24% |
Mother (n = 100) | ||
Age (year) | ||
17–25 | 25 | 25% |
26–30 | 29 | 29% |
31–35 | 32 | 32% |
36–46 | 14 | 14% |
Educational level | ||
Preschool/Primary | 38 | 38% |
Lower secondary | 27 | 27% |
Upper secondary | 25 | 25% |
College/University | 10 | 10% |