Determinant of Mother’s Health Promotional Measures Practice of Infant with Age 6–12 Months in a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal

Table 1

Background related characteristics of mothers of infant with age group 6–12 months in a tertiary hospital of Nepal.

General characteristics	Frequency (n = 414)	Percentage
Caste/ethnicity
Brahmin/Chhetri	145	35.0
Madeshi	89	21.5
Dalits	28	6.8
Newar	23	5.6
Janjati	59	14.3
Muslim	70	16.9
Religion
Hindu	332	80.2
Non-Hindu (Christian and Muslim)	82	19.8
Types of family
Nuclear	223	53.9
Joint or extended	191	46.1
Education of mother
Illiterate and informal class	81	19.6
Primary	44	10.6
Secondary	98	23.7
SLC	93	22.5
Intermediate and above	98	23.7
Education of father
Illiterate and informal class	33	8.0
Primary	41	9.9
Secondary	63	15.2
SLC	73	17.6
Intermediate and above	204	49.3
Occupation of father
Agriculture	87	21.0
Small scale business	163	39.4
Service (government and private)	134	32.4
Wage labor	14	3.4
Foreign labor	16	3.9
Birth space of index child (n = 357)
≤2 years	272	65.7
>2 years	85	20.5
Earning status (cash money)
Earning	352	85
No earning	62	15
Family monthly income in Nepalese rupees (NRs)
≤20000	289	69.8
>20000	125	30.2

SLC, school leaving certificate.