Table 1 Demographic and other characteristics of participating mother baby-pairs (N = 29)

Age in years at initial survey:

Child’s gender, n (%):

Male:

Female

Child’s birth wt. in kg :

Missing, n (%):

Religion, n (%):

^§Given any drink

Muslim:

within 72 h of birth,

Hindu:

n (%):

Number of pregnancies:

Number of live births:

24 h water intake (L):

Arsenic in water (μg/L):

SES, Wealth index, n (%):

Food given in past

1

24 hours at 6

2

months, n (%):

3

Breast milk

4

Spoon feeding

5

Vitamin

Missing

Water

Formula milk

Fruit juice

Semolina

Orange coloured food

Eggs

^*Sweets