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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of children alive and assessed

From: Health, nutrition, and development of children born preterm and low birth weight in rural Rwanda: a cross-sectional study

Age (in months), median (IQR)

22.5 (17.5–30.5)

Number of children in the household, median (IQR)

3 (2–5)

Number of other children in the household, n (%)

 No other children in the household

18 (20.9)

 1–3 other children in the household

44 (51.2)

 4 or more other children in the household

24 (27.9)

Caregiver’s Socioeconomic status (SES), n (%)

 Category 2

16 (18.6)

 Category 3

54 (62.8)

 Unknown category

16 (18.6)

Caregiver’s relationship to child, n (%)

 Mother

82 (95.4)

 Other

4 (4.7)

Caregiver’s highest education level, n (%)

 None

19 (22.1)

 Primary

59 (69.6)

 Secondary

8 (9.3)