Features		Number (n = 398)	(%)
marital status of mothers	Single	27	6.8
	Bride	319	80.2
	Common-law union	18	4.5
	Widowed/Divorced	34	8.5
level of education of mothers	Out of school	95	23.9
level of education of mothers	Schoolchildren	303	76.1
occupations of mothers	With profession	334	83.9
occupations of mothers	No profession	64	16.1
Age of mothers	<20 years	27	6.8
	20 - 29 years	285	71.6
	30 - 40 years	79	19.8
	41 and over	7	1.8
gender of child	Male	211	53.0
gender of child	Female	187	47.0
age of child	12 - 23 months	214	53.8
	6 - 8 months	77	19.3
	9 - 11 months	107	26.9
Birth weight in g	<2500 g	1	0.3
	2500 g	18	4.5
	>4000 g	4	1.0
	2500 - 4000 g	375	94.2
Current weight in kg	≤5 Kg	3	0.8
	10.1 - 15 Kg	40	10.1
	5.1 - 10 Kg	355	89.2
Brachial Perimeter (BP) in mm	<115 mm	33	8.3
	>125 mm	280	70.4
	115 - 125 mm	85	21.4