Table 3

Characteristics of infants and families included in the evaluation

AmharaOromiaSNNPRTigrayHaryanaKarnatakaUttar Pradesh
N=603 (%)N=307 (%)N=143 (%)N=424 (%)N=762 (%)N=703 (%)N=862 (%)
Mother never been to school221 (36.7)60 (19.5)20 (14.0)62 (14.6)108 (14.2)131 (18.6)191 (22.2)
Father never been to school207 (34.3)25 (8.1)10 (7.0)90 (21.2)61 (8.0)151 (21.5)105 (12.2)
Adolescent mother
<20 years of age
19 (3.2)17 (5.5)4 (2.8)29 (6.8)42 (5.5)26 (3.7)1 (0.1)
Reported gestation ≤8 months270 (44.8)231 (75.2)76 (53.1)177 (41.7)318 (41.7)148 (21.1)396 (45.9)
Birth weight <1500 g126 (20.9)70 (22.8)41 (28.7)87 (20.5)118 (15.5)115 (16.3)104 (12.1)
1500 – 1800 g280 (46.4)116 (37.8)56 (39.2)174 (41.0)247 (32.4)257 (36.6)310 (36.0)
1800 – <2000 g197 (32.7)121 (39.4)46 (32.2)163 (38.4)397 (52.1)331 (47.1)448 (52.0)
  • SNNPR, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region.