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Table 2 Characteristics of children’s caregivers

From: Anemia prevalence, severity and associated factors among children aged 6–71 months in rural Hunan Province, China: a community-based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Frequency (n)

Crude proportion (%) a

Corrected proportion (%) b

Type of caregivers

 Parents

3431

65.6

65.4

 Grandparents/ other

1798

34.4

34.6

Education level of caregivers

 Primary school or below

1100

21.0

22.8

 Junior high school

2013

38.5

39.8

 Senior high school

1178

22.5

20.4

 College or above

938

17.9

17.1

Occupation of caregivers

 Housework

3023

57.8

58.6

 Government agencies staff

612

11.7

11.4

 Business services staff

435

8.3

7.2

 Farmer

347

6.6

5.8

 Other

812

15.5

17.0

Anemia-related feeding knowledge level

 Low

1365

26.1

26.6

 Moderate

1827

34.9

34.2

 High

2037

39.0

39.3

  1. a The proportion was calculated by simple samples analyses
  2. b The proportion was calculated by complex samples analyses