Variable (n = 417)

Number

Percent

Sex

Male

215

51.6

Female

202

48.4

Age (completed months)

0 - 5

90

21.6

6 - 11

142

34.1

12 - 17

125

30.0

18 - 23

60

14.4

Birth order

First born

49

11.8

2nd - 4th

199

47.7

5th or more

169

40.5

Preceding birth interval

( month)

No previous birth

49

11.8

Less than 24

248

59.5

More or equal to 24

120

28.7

Mother’s perception of birth weight of child

Small

46

11.0

Normal

266

63.8

Large

85

20.4

Don’t know

20

4.8