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. 2019 Feb 12;16(3):506. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16030506

Table 2.

Demographic statistics for 127 infant foods in households in Kisumu by household and food hygiene conditions.

Variable Categories Number of Samples Percentage
Food type Milk 20 16
Porridge 81 64
Non-milk or porridge combined 26 20
Tea 7 6
Water 13 10
Other * 6 5
Container type Bottle/feeding bottle/jug 53 42
covered 26 20
Fresh food 13 10
Thermos 24 19
Uncovered 11 9
Month of sampling January 77 61
March 30 24
May 20 16
Owning animals Yes 43 34
No 84 66
Keeping animals inside Yes 78 61
No 39 31
Missing data 10 8
Sharing eating containers with family members Yes 43 34
No 84 66
Food preparation area
Floor type in preparation area Permeable floor 26 20
Non-permeable floor 101 80
Flies in preparation area Yes 40 32
No 77 61
Missing data 10 8
Animal feces in preparation area Yes 10 8
No 117 92
Handwashing station in preparation area Yes 26 20
No 101 80
Feeding area
Floor type in feeding area Permeable floor 22 17
Non-permeable floor 105 83
Flies present in feeding area Yes 40 31
No 77 61
Missing data 10 8
Animal feces present in feeding area Yes 10 8
No 117 92
Handwashing station in feeding area Yes 19 15
No 108 85

* “Other” includes tea, bread, mashed potatoes, and beans.