Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the children and

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the children and caregivers Socio-demographic characteristics Age in months 1 – 12 13 – 24 25 – 36 37 – 48 49 – 60 Total Mean 21. 0 ± 17. 9 months Sex of Pupils Male Female Total Class Pre-nursery None Total Position among siblings First child Second child Third child Last Total Mothers Education Primary Secondary Tertiary None Total Care giver Mother only Father only Relative Both parents Total Mothers Occupation Civil servant Farmer Trader House wife Total Fathers Occupation Civil servant Farmer Trader Artisan Total Person interviewed Father Mother Relatives Total Frequency (n = 406) Percentage 214 45 47 48 52 406 52. 7 11. 1 11. 6 11. 8 12. 8 100 198 208 406 48. 8 51. 2 100 94 192 120 406 23. 2 47. 3 29. 5 100 80 50 100 176 406 19. 2 12. 3 24. 6 43. 4 100 250 106 30 20 406 61. 6 26. 1 7. 4 4. 9 100 26 15 5 360 406 6. 4 3. 6 1. 2 88. 7 100 120 116 160 10 406 29. 6 28. 6 39. 4 2. 4 100 150 40 178 38 406 36. 9 9. 9 43. 8 9. 4 100 140 200 66 406 34. 5 49. 3 16. 2 100 Chukwuma B Duru et al. Prevalence and Sociodemographic Determinants of Malnutrition among Under-Five Children in Rural Communities in Imo State, Nigeria. American Journal of Public Health Research, 2015, Vol. 3, No. 6, 199 -206. doi: 10. 12691/ajphr-3 -6 -1 © The Author(s) 2015. Published by Science and Education Publishing.