| Explanatory variables |
Case No (%)n=102 |
Control No(%)n=201 |
| Religion |
|
|
| Orthodox |
102(100) |
198(98.5) |
| Muslim |
0(0.0) |
3(1.4) |
| Education of mother |
|
|
| Cannot read and write |
86(84.3) |
128(63.7) |
| Literate |
16(15.7) |
73(36.3) |
| Education of father |
|
|
| Cannot read and write |
65(63.7) |
49(24.4) |
| Literate |
37(36.3) |
152(75.6) |
| Head of house hold |
|
|
| Male |
95(93.13) |
174(86.56) |
| Female |
7(6.8) |
27(14.43) |
| Occupation of mother |
|
|
| Merchant |
10(9.8) |
40(19.9) |
| Housewife |
90(88.2) |
139(69.2) |
| Employ |
2(2) |
22(10.9) |
| Decision maker to use money |
|
|
| mostly mother |
4(3.92) |
17(8.45) |
| Mostly father |
59(57.84) |
60(29.85) |
| Both jointly |
39(38.13) |
124(61.69) |
| child sex |
|
|
| Male |
54(52.94) |
101(50.24) |
| Female |
48(47.06) |
100(49.75) |
| Family size |
|
|
| Less than three |
15(37.5) |
61(50.0) |
| Greater than three |
25(62.5) |
61(50.0) |
|
