| 14.08 Prevalence (%) of Underweight (<-2sd Score W/A) by Child Care Practices and Household Health Environment and Gender, 1995-96 | |||
| Characteristics | Percent of underweight children | ||
| Both sex | Boys | Girls | |
| Colostrum given: | |||
| Yes | 52.8 | 51.5 | 54.2 |
| No | 65.9 | 70.2 | 61.5 |
| Diarrhoea during last three months: | |||
| Yes | 66.0 | 65.9 | 66.0 |
| No | 55.3 | 54.7 | 56.1 |
| Severe cough during last two weeks: | |||
| Yes | 66.8 | 65.1 | 68.8 |
| No | 53.4 | 53.1 | 53.7 |
| Immunization completed: | |||
| Yes | 64.1 | 67.1 | 59.7 |
| No | 72.7 | 72.5 | 72.8 |
| Treatment received during sickness: | |||
| Private MBBS doctors | 49.1 | 47.3 | 51.2 |
| Health clinic/hospital | 50.0 | 50.8 | 49.4 |
| Homeopath/kobiraj | 59.2 | 60.0 | 58.5 |
| Family treatment | 44.9 | 57.5 | 34.9 |
| Quack | 61.4 | 60.8 | 62.0 |
| No treatment | 68.1 | 68.7 | 67.8 |
| Children's toilet facilities < 5 years: | |||
| Put into latrine used by | |||
| adults | 44.4 | 41.9 | 46.9 |
| Same with olders | 45.5 | 46.7 | 44.3 |
| Others | 55.9 | 63.5 | 46.4 |
| Left where child defecated | 56.9 | 54.5 | 59.8 |
| Removed outside | 60.6 | 60.0 | 61.1 |
| Hand cleaning after defecation: | |||
| Soap & water | 45.3 | 43.7 | 47.0 |
| Ash/soil | 60.4 | 60.1 | 60.6 |
| Water only | 60.3 | 59.6 | 61.1 |