Study population characteristics
| Characteristics | n=100 |
| Age | |
| Median (IQR), months | 4 (2–5) |
| Neonates | 55 |
| 0 to ≤24 hours | 21 |
| >24 to ≤72 hours | 16 |
| >3 to ≤7 days | 9 |
| >7 to ≤28 days | 9 |
| Postneonatal age | 45 |
| >28 days to ≤1 year | 22 |
| >1 to ≤5 years | 14 |
| >5 to ≤12 years | 9 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 56 |
| Female | 44 |
| Underweight | |
| Neonates: LBW (<2.5 kg) | 43 (78%) |
| Postneonatal children: weight <2 SD | 31 (69%) |
| Birth order | |
| 1 | 46 |
| 2 | 25 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 |
| Immunisation status | |
| Fully immunised | 45 |
| Partially immunised | 8 |
| Not immunised | 47 |
| Background | |
| Rural | 52 |
| Urban | 48 |
| Religion | |
| Hindu | 74 |
| Muslim | 8 |
| Sikh | 18 |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| Upper middle class | 10 |
| Lower middle class | 21 |
| Upper lower class | 33 |
| Not known | 36 |
| Highest education of parents | |
| Graduate/postgraduate | 13 |
| Intermediate | 11 |
| High school | 20 |
| Middle school | 13 |
| Primary school | 5 |
| Illiterate | 2 |
| Not known | 36 |
| Details of neonates | n=55 (% ) |
| Place of delivery | |
| Hospital | 49 (89) |
| Home | 6 (11) |
| Mode of delivery | |
| Vaginal delivery | 41 (75) |
| Emergency LSCS | 11 (20) |
| Elective LSCS | 3 (5) |
| Cried immediately after birth | |
| Yes | 23 (42) |
| No | 27 (49) |
| Weak cry | 4 (7) |
| Not known | 1 (2) |
| Resuscitation at birth | |
| Yes | 29 (52) |
| No | 25 (46) |
| Not known | 1 (2) |
LBW, low birth weight; LSCS, lower segment caesarean section.