Table 1 Characteristics of children and their mothers in the MTC program
First Contact (Admission) | Second contact (Discharge) | Third Contact (Community- based phase) | Defaulted & Loss to follow-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Children’s Sex (%) | ||||
Male | 46 | 46.2 | 47 | 44 |
Female | 54 | 53.8 | 53 | 56 |
Children’s Age, months (%) | ||||
6–11 | 38.7 | 33.9 | 25 | 32 |
12–23 | 45.3 | 49.2 | 55 | 46 |
24–35 | 12 | 14.4 | 14 | 16 |
36+ | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 6 |
Mother’s religion(%) | ||||
Hindu | 29.3 | 30.5 | 30 | 28 |
Muslim | 6 | 5.1 | 6 | 4 |
Sarna | 54 | 56.8 | 55 | 60 |
Others | 10.7 | 7.6 | 9 | 8 |
Mother’s caste(%) | ||||
SC | 9.3 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
ST | 68 | 70.3 | 71 | 72 |
OBC | 15.3 | 14.4 | 14 | 12 |
General | 7.4 | 4.2 | 5 | 6 |
Mother’s age (%) | ||||
18–25 | 46.7 | 47.5 | 47 | 42 |
26–30 | 24 | 22.9 | 24 | 26 |
31+ | 29.3 | 29.7 | 29 | 32 |
Mother’s education (%) | ||||
No schooling | 67.3 | 66.1 | 66 | 70 |
1–8 | 26.1 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
9+ | 6.6 | 5.2 | 5 | 2 |
Total children and mothers | 150 | 116 | 100 | 50 |