Table 1 Characteristics of children enrolled in the study
From: Risk factors for wasting among hospitalised children in Nepal
Characteristics | No. of children (N = 426) |
|---|---|
Age (months) | |
6–23 | 197 (46.3) |
24–59 | 150 (35.2) |
≥ 60 | 79 (18.5) |
Sex | |
Male | 253 (59.4) |
Female | 173 (40.6) |
Residence | |
Bhaktapur | 139 (32.6) |
Out of Bhaktapur | 287 (67.4) |
Ethnicity | |
Newar | 152 (35.7) |
Tamang | 102 (23.9) |
Chhettri | 78 (18.3) |
Brahmin | 39 (9.2) |
Magar | 21 (4.9) |
Others# | 34 (8.0) |
Number of children in family | |
One | 217 (50.9) |
Two | 158 (37.1) |
≥ Three | 51 (12.0) |
Mother's age (years) | |
< 20 | 8 (1.9) |
20–34 | 385 (90.4) |
≥ 35 | 33 (7.7) |
Mother's education (n = 424) | |
Primary school | 127 (30.0) |
Secondary school | 134 (31.6) |
University | 163 (38.4) |
Source of drinking water | |
Public | 103 (24.2) |
Private | 323 (75.8) |
Home damaged due to earthquake | |
No | 135 (31.7) |
Yes | 291 (68.3) |
Main diagnosis for hospital admission | |
Respiratory infections | 183 (43.0) |
Diarrhoeal diseases | 62 (14.5) |
Others | 181 (42.5) |