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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of sampled households

From: Seasonality of associations between production of indigenous foods and food security status of mother-child dyads in Kisumu County, Kenya

Characteristic

n

Percentage (%)

Age Group (Years)

  

 18–24

88

46.6

 25–31

57

30.2

 32–38

32

16.9

 39–44

Mean age 27.68 (± 6.40 SD)

12

6.3

Marital Status

  

 Married

158

83.6

 Never Married

20

10.6

 Separated

2

1.1

 Divorced

1

0.5

 Widowed

8

4.2

Religion

  

 Catholic

28

14.8

 Anglican

19

10.1

 SDA

9

4.8

 Pentecostal

106

56.1

 Legion Maria

5

2.6

 Muslim

22

11.6

Household Size

  

 3–6

133

70.4

 7–10

53

28.0

 11–14

Mean Household Size 5.63 (± 1.86 SD)

3

1.6

Mother Household Head?

  

 Yes

10

5.3

 No

179

94.7

Education level completed

  

 None

8

4.1

 Primary

150

77.7

 Secondary

33

17.1

 Tertiary

2

1.0

  1. n = number of participants (n = 189)
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