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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants

From: HIV and infant feeding in Malawi: public health simplicity in complex social and cultural contexts

Characteristic

Semi-urban (N = 10)

Rural (N = 10)

Average age (range)

32.2 (20–42)

28.5 (21–36)

Average age at marriage (range)

18.3 (13–25)

20.2 (17–31)

Average years of schooling (range)

6.4 (1–9)

6.3 (3–9)

Average parity (range)

4 (2–8)

3.4 (1–6)