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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers and grandmothers from Indigenous communities, Santa Ana Nichi and Ganzdá, Mexico

From: Discrepancies in infant feeding recommendations between grandmothers and healthcare providers in rural Mexico

 

Mothers

Grandmothers

Santa Ana

Ganzdá

Santa Ana

(n = 14)

(n = 11)

(n = 11)

Age (years), median (range)

23 (17–29)

27 (16–31)

48 (38–54)

Education, n (%)a

 Elementary school

4 (29)

1 (17)

7 (64)

 Middle school

6 (43)

5 (83)

3 (27)

 High school

2 (14)

-

-

 College

2 (14)

-

-

 Did not attend

-

-

1 (9)

 No information

-

5

-

Occupation, n (%)a

 Homemaker

8 (62)

5 (100)

8 (73)

 Business

4 (31)

-

3 (27)

 Student

1 (7)

-

-

 Skilled worker

-

-

-

 No information

1

6

-

Marital status, n (%)a

 Married

3 (21)

2 (40)

6 (55)

 Living with partner

11 (79)

3 (60)

3 (27)

 Single

-

-

2 (18)

 No information

-

6

-

Speak/Understands Indigenous language, n (%)a

 Yes

6 (43)

1 (20)

4 (36)

 No

8 (57)

4 (80)

7 (64)

 No information

-

6

-

Recipient of social program, n (%)a

 Yes

5 (36)

3 (60)

9 (82)

 No

9 (64)

2 (40)

2 (18)

 No information

-

6

-

  1. aPercentage is for individuals with known information