Characteristics	Value	Frequency	Percent
Child age in months	Less than 6	10	8.9
	6 - 12	46	41.1
	13 - 18	30	26.8
	19 - 23	26	23.2
Child sex	Male	57	50.9
Child sex	Female	55	49.1
Mother age in years	Under 21	8	8.0
	21 - 25	16	14.3
	26 - 30	39	34.8
	31 - 35	39	34.8
	Above 35	9	8.0
Mother marital status	Married	102	91.1
	Divorced	4	3.6
	Widow	6	5.4
Mother working status	Worker	30	26.8
Mother working status	Housewife	82	73.2
Mother socioeconomic status	High	1	0.9
	Moderate	67	59.8
	Low	44	39.3
Mother educational level	University	28	25.0
	Secondary school	33	29.5
	Primary school	39	34.8
	Khalwa	7	6.3
	Illiterate	5	4.5
Mother’s number of children	1 - 2	38	33.9
	3 - 4	53	47.3
	5 - 6	15	13.4
	More than 6	6	5.4