Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participating children 36–59 months of age (N = 115) in rural Burkina Faso
Parameters | Study population1 | |
|---|---|---|
Child age (months) | 48.9 ± 6.9 | |
Sex | Female | 53 (46.1) |
Mother’s formal education | None | 91 (79.1) |
Primary | 17 (14.8) | |
Secondary | 5 (4.4) | |
Father’s occupation | None | 2 (1.7) |
Farmer | 109 (94.8) | |
trader | 1 (0.9) | |
Other | 3 (2.6) | |
Family size | 6.4 ± 3.0 | |
Number of children < 5 years in household | 1 child | 70 (60.9) |
2 children | 43 (37.4) | |
> 2 children | 2 (1.8) | |
Hemoglobin concentration (g/dL) | 12.2 ± 1.4 | |
Anemia | Non-anemic | 97 (85.1) |
Mildly anemic | 17 (14.9) | |
Anthropometric indices | HAZ | -1.21 ± 1.08 |
WHZ | -0.09 ± 0.92 | |
WAZ | -0.78 ± 0.80 | |
Malaria status | Positive malaria smear (n = 112) | 5 (4.5) |
Positive RDT | 6 (5.2) | |
Acute phase proteins | CRP3 | 0.44 ± 5.71 |
High CRP (> 5.0 mg/L) | 2 (1. 9) | |
AGP3 | 0.89 ± 0.52 | |
High AGP (> 1.0 g/L) | 30 (28.6) | |
Intestinal parasites | Positive (n = 105) | 50 (47.6) |
Morbidity2 | 2 (1.7) | |
Breastfeeding | Yes | 113 (98.2) |
Dietary diversity score | 4.1 ± 1.1 | |
VA rich plant source score | 1.0 ± 0.5 | |
VA rich animal source food score | 0.1 ± 0.4 | |
Household economic status | wealth index | 0.10 (-0.57–0.58) |