Table 1.

Characteristics of participating breastfed children 6–23 months of age in Kitui and Vihiga Districts, Kenya, and socio‐economic characteristics of their households

	Kitui n = 179 %	Vihiga n = 156 %
Low‐income (≤8000 KSh/month)	78.0	77.1
Self‐owned land	93.5	96.5
Land size ≤ 1 acre	46.0	86.0
Household source of water
River	51.5	81.6
Communal well/pump/tap	41.5	12.9
Other	7.0	5.5
Maternal education
None	3.5	4.0
Standard	86.0	86.6
Secondary or tertiary	10.5	9.5
Household sources of income*
Casual labour	45.0	48.8
Business	16.5	37.3
Formal employment	10.5	10.0
Agricultural produce	3.5	22.4
Other	4.5	8.0
Weight‐for‐age z‐score < −2
6–8 months	12.2	4.4
9–11 months	18.8	12.1
12–23 months	8.2	6.4

^* Multiple income sources could be reported.