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Table 2 Respondent profile

From: Social determinants of inequities in under-nutrition (weight-for-age) among under-5 children: a cross sectional study in Gumla district of Jharkhand, India

Characteristics

Numbers

Percentages

 Total participants

1070

100

 Male

542

51

 Female

528

49

Communities

 Oraon

324

30

 Munda

172

16

 Khariya

118

11

 Smaller ST groups

86

8

 OBC & Others

700

35

Mother’s Educational Level

 Illiterate

379

35

 Upto Std 5th

303

28

 Std 6–8th

164

15

 Std 9–10th

144

13

 Above Matriculation (Std 10th)

80

7