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Table 2 General characteristics of the study population in Jatinegara sub-district, East Jakarta (n = 274)

From: Association of food-hygiene practices and diarrhea prevalence among Indonesian young children from low socioeconomic urban areas

Variables

n (%) or median (min-max)

Area of living:

 

Flooding site

168 (61%)

Non flooding site

106 (39%)

Children

 

  Median age (months)

31.1 (12.1 – 59.8)

  Age group (months)

 

  12 – 23

93 (34%)

  24 – 35

71 (26%)

  36 – 47

65 (24%)

  48 – 59

45 (16%)

  Gender

 

  Boy

151 (55%)

  Girl

123 (45%)

Mother

 

Median age (years)

30 (17–50)

  Length of schooling (n = 273)a

 

  ≤9 years

156 (57%)

  >9 years

116 (43%)

Household

 

  Nuclear or extended familyb

143 (52%) or 131 (48%)

  Family size

6 (3–22)

Socioeconomic statusc

 

  Medium – low

125 (46%)

  Very low

149 (54%)

  1. aOne mother was illiterate.
  2. bNuclear family consists of only father, mother and children; extended family consisted of a nuclear family and their close relatives living under the same roof.
  3. cCategorised based on total score of socioeconomic status (SES) criteria of local government (ownership of the house, monthly income, monthly expenditure, type of floor, and availability of latrine).