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1 ,3 Food Production
The size of land owned, guantity of food crops produced, quantity of
cash crops rpoduced, number of livestock owned, backyard gardening
(quantity of fruits and vegetables produced), number of poultry raised,
and number of milk animals owned were included in the theoretical model
as indicalor variable of food production.
3.1.4 Income (total income)
Income from the sale of agriculturaL products, income from income
generating activities and other income sources were considered as indicator
variables of total income.
3.1.5 Child Feedinq
BreasÈ*feeding (duration and frequency of breast-feeding), additional
food (type and starting age of additionar food), weaning food (type,
frequency and star!ing age of weaning food), food taboos and maternal
feeding were considered as indicator variables of child-feeding practices
in the theoretical model.
3,1.6 Education of Mother
Knowledge of the mother about basic principles of child nutrition,
knowledge of lhe mother about basic child health care, reading and writing
capability of the mother, and formal education already achieved by
the mother were considered as indicator variables of maternal education.