Father’s education is another important
determinant and has a positive impact on child health
and nutritional status. Usually father is the main earner
and decision maker of a family and so their higher level
of education plays an important role to ensure better
nutritional status of children.12 In a study conducted at
district Malir, Karachi, maximum malnutrition
regarding underweight (62.63%) and stunting (48.99%)
was seen in children whose fathers were illiterate and
maximum wasting (38.46%) was seen in children of
fathers who could only read and write.13