Research Article
Assessment of Dietary Diversity of Mothers and Children of 6–24 Months from Eastern and Southern Provinces of Zambia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of household heads (HHs) and mothers from Chipata and Monze.
| | Age | | Mean ± SD | Min. | Max. |
| | Age of HHs (yr) | 392 | 35.6 ± 11.72 | 17 | 86 | | 304 | 40.4 ± 15.8 | 17 | 94 | | Age of mothers (yr) | 392 | 26.9 ± 8.17 | 15 | 50 | | 304 | 27.2 ± 7.95 | 15 | 49 | | | Chipata percent (N) | Monze percent (N) | | Marital status | | Head of household | Single | 3.14 (22) | 1 (7) | | Married, monogamously | 40.57 (284) | 28.57 (200) | | Married, polygamously | 6.86 (48) | 8.71 (61) | | Separated | 0.57 (4) | 1.43 (10) | | Divorced | 1.43 (10) | 1 (7) | | Widow(er) | 3.57 (25) | 3.14 (22) | | Mothers | Single | 10 (70) | 8.43 (59) | | Married, monogamously | 38 (266) | 25 (175) | | Married, polygamously | 3.86 (27) | 7.43 (52) | | Separated | 0.86 (6) | 0.86 (6) | | Divorced | 2.29 (16) | 1.71 (12) | | Widow(er) | 1.14 (8) | 0.43 (3) | | Educational level | | Head of household | None | 7.29 (51) | 1.86 (13) | | Primary not completed | 19.43 (136) | 8.71 (61) | | Primary completed | 15.14 (106) | 12.43 (87) | | Secondary not completed | 10 (70) | 16.71 (117) | | Secondary completed | 3.71 (26) | 3.29 (23) | | Tertiary not completed | 0.14 (1) | 0.14 (1) | | Tertiary completed | 0.29 (2) | 0.43 (3) | | University completed | 0.14 (1) | 0.29 (2) | | Mothers | None | 8.43 (59) | 1.29 (9) | | Primary not completed | 23 (161) | 10.86 (76) | | Primary completed | 12.71 (89) | 11.86 (83) | | Secondary not completed | 11.43 (80) | 18.86 (132) | | Secondary completed | 0.29 (2) | 0.86 (6) | | Tertiary not completed | 0.14 (1) | 0.14 (1) | | University completed | 0.14 (1) | 0 (0) |
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