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Table 1 Background characteristics of 120 children admitted with severe acute malnutrition a

From: Social, dietary and clinical correlates of oedema in children with severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional study

 

N b

 

Female sex

120

38 (46)

Age, months

120

15.9 (12.6; 21.9)

Mothers education attended (not necessarily completed)

97

 

 No school

 

6 (6)

 Primary school

 

43 (42)

 Secondary school

 

43 (42)

 More than secondary school

 

7 (7)

Household characteristics

  

Urban or peri-urban location

103

85 (88)

Occupation, head of household

93

 

 Unemployed

 

14 (13)

 Agriculture

 

9 (8)

 Domestic service, unskilled manual

 

25 (23)

 Skilled manual, sales and service

 

39 (36)

 Professional/technical/management

 

14 (13)

Drinking water available on premises

107

20 (21)

Improved, not shared, toilet facility

94

18 (17)

Household owns agricultural land

109

36 (39)

Household owns cattle

105

6 (6)

  1. aValues presented are % (N), or median (25%; 75%). bN = number of children in whom information was available.