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Table 1 Background characteristics of Saharawi women (n = 111)a

From: Infant feeding practices in the Saharawi refugee camps Algeria, a cross-sectional study among children from birth to six months of age

Women (n = 111)

 Age, years

31.4 ± 5.9

 Height, cm

156.5 ± 5.4

 Weight, kg

65.9 ± 11.7

 BMI kg/m2

26.9 ± 4.6

 <18.5

2.7 [3]

 18.5–24.9

29.7 [33]

 25.0–29.9

43.2 [48]

 ≥30

24.3 [27]

Education*, years

 ≤6

32.7 [36]

 7–9

44.5 [49]

 ≥10

22.7 [25]

 Currently working

18.9 [21]

 Household size, n

5.1 ± 1.9

 Number of children, n

3.1 ± 1.9

 Health station attendance

91.1 [100]

  1. aValues are presented as mean ± SD, median (IQR), and % [n]. * One missing from education