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Table 1 Background Characteristics of Study Sample, N = 828

From: Mental health symptoms and their relations with dietary diversity and nutritional status among mothers of young children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

 

Mean (SD) or N (%)

Territory

 Uvira

440 (53.1)

 Fizi

388 (46.5)

Livelihoods Zone

 Mountains

114 (13.7)

 Plains

459 (55.4)

 Lakeside

255 (30.6)

Intervention Groupa

 WEG

152 (18.4)

 PM2A

285 (34.4)

 FFS

118 (14.3)

 F2F

113 (13.6)

 Control

160 (19.3)

Household Size

7.8 (2.6)

Household Income, Median (IQR)b

22,500 (9500, 45,000)

Severely Food Insecurec

556 (67.8)

Maternal Age

29.6 (6.3)

Education Level

 None

261 (31.7)

 Some Primary School

401 (48.7)

 Some Secondary School

162 (19.7)

Married

745 (90.1)

Ethnic Group

 Mubembe

350 (42.4)

 Mufuliro

396 (47.9)

 Murundi

16 (1.9)

 Mushi

26 (3.1)

 Muvira

11 (1.3)

 Other

27 (3.3)

Living in Territory of Origin

618 (74.7)

Self-reported Health Status

 Poor

221 (26.9)

 Average

298 (36.2)

 Good

270 (32.8)

 Very good/Excellent

34 (4.1)

Number of Children

5.4 (2.3)

Experienced Death of a Child

239 (28.9)

Pregnant

160 (19.3)

  1. aWEG Women’s Empowerment Group, PM2A Prevention of Malnutrition in Children under 2 Approach, FFS Farmer Field Schools, F2F Farmer to Farmer
  2. bPast month, Congolese francs
  3. cHousehold Food Insecurity Access Scale