The misbeliefs and food taboos during pregnancy and early infancy: a pitfall to attaining adequate maternal and child nutrition outcomes among the rural Acholi communities in Northern Uganda

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents

Respondent’s characteristics	Category	Number	Percentage
Age range	15–18	22	18.6
	19–35	55	46.6
	36–45	24	20.3
	46 and above	17	14.4
Sex	Male	17	14.4
	Female	101	85.6
Residence	Rural	112	94.9
	Urban	6	5.1
Occupation	Agriculture	98	83.1
	Formal employment	6	5.1
	Unemployed	14	11.9
Education	No education	35	29.7
	Primary	69	58.5
	Secondary	8	6.8
	Tartiary	6	5.1

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