Bellary District, - PRC

Table 35: Orientation of mothers on various child care practicesPercentage of children under age 2 years, whose mothers received orientation on various childcarepractices, according to type of care by selected background characteristics, Bellary District, Karnataka,MICS, 2002ImmunisationPer cent received orientation on:Feeding Caring forBreast- a child at child duringFeeding 6 months illnessPer centreceivedanyorientationNumberofchildrenCharacteristicsAllPlace of residenceRural 68.8 23.6 14.8 11.8 6.1 71.1 263Urban 67.4 38.0 17.4 15.2 7.6 72.8 92ReligionHindu 67.7 24.8 14.1 11.3 5.3 71.2 319Muslim (74.3) (48.6) (25.7) (22.9) (14.3) (74.3) 35Caste/tribeScheduled caste 69.0 18.4 13.8 12.6 5.7 71.3 87Scheduled tribe 58.4 18.0 4.4 4.5 1.1 61.8 89Others 73.2 36.3 21.8 16.8 9.5 76.5 179Sex of the childMale 65.0 28.9 13.9 11.1 7.2 68.3 180Female 72.0 25.7 17.1 14.3 5.7 74.9 175Age of the child0-5 months 55.0 38.0 10.0 12.0 7.0 62.0 1006-11 months 69.0 28.6 17.9 14.3 6.0 72.3 8412-23 months 76.0 20.5 17.5 12.3 6.4 76.7 171Total 68.5 27.3 15.5 12.7 6.5 71.5 355Note: Total includes 1 child belonging to ‘other’ religion.( ) Based on 25-49 cases.Table 36: Knowledge regarding danger signs of childhood illnessesPercentage of mothers who had a child under age 5 years by reported danger symptoms/ signs ofchildhood illnesses, according to place of residence, Bellary District, Karnataka, MICS, 2002Symptoms Rural Urban TotalChild becomes very ill 31.0 31.5 31.2Child develops fever 95.4 92.6 94.6Child has fast breathing 0.3 1.2 0.6Child has difficult breathing 1.3 2.7 1.7Child has blood in stool 0.9 0.4 0.8Child is drinking poorly 0.2 0.4 0.2Other 88.1 84.8 87.2Number of mothers 1 632 257 889Note: The column percentages may not add to 100.0 due to multiple responses.1 If the mother is not present in the household, the information is obtained from the caregiver.47