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Table 1 Select enrollment characteristics of mother-infant pairs (n = 250)

From: Associations of land, cattle and food security with infant feeding practices among a rural population living in Manyara, Tanzania

Characteristic

% or Mean (SDa)

Infant, median age at enrollment, days (25th, 75th percentiles)

7 (5,9)

Infant, enrollment weight, grams

3192 (441)

Infant, male

51

Parity, number of births

 1

10.8

 2–4

47.8

  > 4

41.4

Mother age, years

28.6 (6.6)

Mother education, years

5.0 (2.8)

Marital status, married

86.1

Any food insecurity [17]

31.3

Water and sanitation score [18]

1.9 (2.4)

Assets (# out of 8) [18]

2.0 (1.7)

Land ownership (%)

 None

5.2

 1–3 acres

52.0

 Owns 3+ acres of land

42.8

Cattle ownership, % yes

64.5

Per capita monthly income in USD

35.8c

  1. aStandard Deviation