Table 2.

Infant and maternal characteristics by infant nutritional status (MUACZ); infants aged 4–6 months, and their mothers, Ganze location in Kilifi District, rural Kenya, September 2011–April 2012

	MUACZ			Total (n 74)
	≤−2	>−2 to ≤−1	>−1			P value
	(n 7)	(n 17)	(n 50)	n	%	(Fisher’s exact test)
Infant characteristics
Infant’s sex
Male	6	9	21	36	49	0·09
Female	1	8	29	38	51
Infant’s place of birth
Hospital	3	6	34	43	58	0·09
Home/on the way	4	11	16	31	42
Infant’s type of breast-feeding
Exclusive	1	4	6	11	15	0·5
Not exclusive	6	13	44	63	85
Infant was ill 2 weeks prior
Yes	4	9	35	48	65	0·4
No	3	8	15	26	35
Maternal characteristics
Mother’s age (years)
<30	1	8	33	42	57	0·02
>30	6	9	17	32	43
Mother’s years of schooling
None	2	14	21	37	50	0·02
<4	3	1	10	14	19
>4	2	2	19	23	31
Mother’s no. of live children
<4	3	9	31	43	58	0·6
>4	4	8	19	31	42

MUACZ, mid-upper arm circumference-for-age Z-score.