Sociodemographic and Nutritional Characteristics of Participants (N=379) in a Study on Access to and Use of MNP in Rutsiro District, Rwanda, September 2018–January 2019
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Child age, months, median (IQR) | 15 (11–19) |
| Child age group, No. (%) | |
| 6–11 months | 120 (32) |
| 12–23 months | 259 (68) |
| Sex, No. (%) | |
| Male | 184 (49) |
| Female | 195 (51) |
| Child had diarrhea (past 4 weeks), No. (%) | 179 (47) |
| Child had respiratory infection (past 4 weeks), No. (%) | 297 (78) |
| Child ever participated in the supplementary food program, No. (%) | 283 (75) |
| Mother’s age at first birth, years, median (IQR) | 22 (20–24) |
| Mother’s education level,a No. (%) | |
| Illiterate/incomplete primary | 219 (59) |
| Completed primary | 88 (24) |
| Some secondary | 62 (17) |
| No. of antenatal care visits attended, No. (%) | |
| 1–3 | 248 (65) |
| ≥4 | 131 (35) |
| Mother attended child growth monitoring site (past month), No. (%) | 318 (84) |
| Household hunger score, median, (IQR) | 1 (1–2) |
| Household size, median (IQR) | 4 (3–6) |
| Wealth index terciles, No. (%) | |
| Lower | 126 (33) |
| Middle | 126 (33) |
| Upper | 127 (34) |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; MNP, multiple micronutrients powder.
↵a Owing to missing data, n=369.