Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants (mothers of the under 5 years children) in four selected unions of one rural district, Bangladesh, 2015
| Characteristics | Participated mothers (n=20) | Selected male children (n=9) | Selected female children (n=11) |
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–25 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 26–30 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 31–35 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Education | |||
| No education | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| >5 years of schooling | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 5–>10 years of schooling | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Age (years) at marriage | |||
| 13–17 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 18–20 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Husbands’ (of participants) occupation | |||
| Labourer | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Farmer | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Rickshaw/van puller | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Driver (auto-rickshaw) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Businessman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Religion | |||
| Islam | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Hindu | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Number of children <5 years | |||
| 1–2 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| >2 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Age (months) of targeted children | |||
| 0–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7–11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 12–23 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 24–59 | 6 | 1 | 5 |