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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics and nutritional status of the acceptability study child participants

From: Child acceptability of a novel provitamin A carotenoid, iron and zinc-rich complementary food blend prepared from pumpkin and common bean in Uganda: a randomised control trial

Characteristics

Participants (n = 70)

Socio-demographic

 Age (months), mean ± SD

12.3 ± 3.9

Gender

 Female, n (%)

38 (54.3)

 Male, n (%)

32 (45.7)

Nutritional status

 Wasted

  Yes, n (%)

5 (7.1)

  No, n (%)

65 (92.9)

 Underweight

  Yes, n (%)

8 (11.4)

  No, n (%)

62 (88.6)

 Stunting

  Yes n (%)

27 (38.6)

  No n (%)

43 (61.4)

  1. SD Standard deviation