Research Article

A Nutrition Education Intervention to Combat Undernutrition: Experience from a Developing Country

Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of the intervention households.

Family informationTando Jam ( 256)
Mean (SD)
Quetta ( 215)
Mean (SD)

Family members 6.2 (2.1)9.0 (4.5)
Family income (PKR)* 13,970 (9,521)14,592 (19,972)
Age of mother (years)32.2 (5.5)31.2 (5.8)

Mother’s school educationTando Jam 256Quetta 215
(%) (%)

No schooling117 (45.7)165 (76.7)
Schooling:
 Primary (1–7)44 (17.2)17 (7.9)
 Middle (8–10)53 (20.7)16 (7.5)
 College/University 42 (16.4)17 (7.9)

PKR: Pakistani Rupee.