| Malnutrition |
Normal |
Malnourished |
Total |
| Educational |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
| Illiterate |
200 |
52 |
52 |
13.4 |
252 |
65.7 |
| Khalwa |
86 |
22.4 |
18 |
4.7 |
104 |
27 |
| Primary |
18 |
4.7 |
6 |
1.6 |
24 |
6.3 |
| Secondary |
1 |
0.3 |
3 |
0.9 |
4 |
1 |
| Total |
305 |
79.4 |
79 |
20.6 |
384 |
100 |
|
|
|
| X²=8.218, PV=0. 042, Significant |
| Table 2: The relation between mother educational level and children affected with protein energy malnutrition deficiency, N=384. |
