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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of FGDs participants on foods tabooed for pregnant and lactating women in Aballa district, Afar region, Ethiopia, 2016

From: Foods tabooed for pregnant women in Abala district of Afar region, Ethiopia: an inductive qualitative study

FGDs

Number of participants

Mean age of participants (Min, Max)

Number of children (Min, Max)

Educational level (Min, Max)

Kebele

Pregnant and lactating women FGD1

8

31(21,39)

2,7

0–3

Ukri Gibi

Pregnant and lactating women FGD2

8

24(19,41)

3,8

0

Murga

Elderly men FGD

7

45(35,65)

5,11

0–6

Kala

Elderly women FGD

6

47(38,55)

4,9

0

Adi Heremly