Food and nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices among children in public primary school with canteens in southern Benin: a case study

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the schoolchildren

Variables	Characteristics	n	Percent (%)	Mean/SD
Gender	Boys	427	49.59
Gender	Girls	434	50.41
Children Age (years)		861		9.47 ± 1.54
Household Size		861		4.36 ± 8.0
Household head	Fathers	743	86.50
Household head	Mothers	116	13.50

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