| Risk factors |
N (%) |
Chi-square (X2) |
P. value |
Age (in month):
< 36
=> 36 |
36 (43.4)
47 (56.6) |
4.2 |
0.240 |
Gender:
- Female
- Male |
47 (56.6)
36 (43.4) |
1.3 |
0.246 |
Father’s education:
- Post primary
- Illiterate |
73 (88.0)
10 (12.0) |
3.8 |
0.143 |
Mother’s education:
- Post primary
- Illiterate |
45 (54.2)
38 (45.8) |
2.2 |
0.318 |
Father’s occupation:
- Skilled and professional
- Unskilled |
61 (73.5)
22 (26.5) |
1.4 |
0.49 |
Mother’s occupation:
- Skilled and professional
- Unskilled |
45 (54.2)
38 (45.8) |
3.2 |
0.201 |
Number of sibling:
< 4
> 4 |
62 (74.7 )
21 (25.3 ) |
0.014 |
0.704 |
Smoking:
- Yes
- No |
67 (80.7)
16 (19.3) |
3.9 |
0.04 |
History of diarrhea:
- Yes
- No |
52 (62.7)
31 (37.3) |
19 |
0.0001 |
Method of cooking:
- Gas.
- Wood and Coal |
66 (79.5)
17 (20.5) |
0.17 |
0.679 |
Vaccination:
- Yes
- No |
71 (85.5)
12 (14.5) |
0.031 |
0.57 |
Breastfeeding:
< 18 months
18 -24 |
59 (71.1)
18 (19.9) |
6.07 |
0.048 |