Baseline characteristics of enrolled children
The mean age of children in the intervention group was 4.08 ± 0.71, and in the control group, it was 3.95 ± 0.68. A maximum number of children in both groups belonged to the family with a family income of less than 10,000 rupees/per month. The educational status of the parents (both mother and father) was lower in the intervention group than in the control group. Most of the fathers' occupations were reported as self-employed and mothers’ occupation were reported as small/self-business in both groups (Table Baseline characteristics of enrolled children.