Sex, % female (n) | 54.6 (879) |
Age, months mean (SD) | 12.3 (4.8) |
Inclusion category, % (n) | |
 Low mid-upper-arm circumference only | 29 (468) |
 Low weight-for-height z-score and low mid-upper arm circumference | 50 (804) |
 Low weight-for-height z-score only | 21 (337) |
Height-for-age z-score < -2, % (n) | 37.7 (607) |
Mother’s education levela, % (n) | |
 None | 85.5 (1374) |
 Primary incomplete | 7.9 (127) |
 Primary complete or higher | 6.3 (102) |
Mother’s professiona, % (n) | |
 Agriculture | 94.3 (1516) |
 Animal farming | 1.6 (25) |
 Other | 4.1 (67) |
Mother’s ethnic groupa, % (n) | |
 Mossi | 94.1 (1512) |
 Peulh/Fulani | 2.3 (37) |
 Other | 3.6 (58) |
Household size, median (interquartile range) | 10 (7–16) |
Number of children under 5 y in the household, median (interquartile range) | 2 (2–4) |