Table 2.

Background characteristics of the participants at enrolment

Participant characteristics	Phase 1	Phase 2
Children
Number of participants	18	49
Number (%) of females	7 (39%)	15 (30%)
Mean (SD) age, months	9.4 (1.1)	9.3 (1.3)
Mean (SD) length‐for‐age z‐score	−1.35 (1.17)	−1.43 (1.35)
Mean (SD) weight‐for‐length z‐score	−0.29 (1.10)	−0.09 (1.05)
Caregivers' characteristics
Number of participants	20	49
Mean (SD) age, years	25 (5)	24 (5)
Mean (SD) number of children alive	3.0 (1.2)	2.9 (1.7)
Mean (SD) time at school, completed years	5 (3)	5 (3)
Number (%) married	19 (95)	36 (73)

SD, standard deviation.