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. 2021 Dec 22;16(12):e0261516. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261516

Table 2. Mean acceptability scores and percentage agreed/disagreed with each statement.

Mean score±SD Mean % score % Strongly agreed or agreed % Strongly disagreed/ disagreed
Smell and taste
Child likes taste/smell 2.65±0.87 53.0 18.9 51
*Difficult mealtime when mixed 2.67±0.80 53.4 47.7 15.7
Health gains
Weight improvement 3.65±0.75 73.0 62.8 5.9
Increase in energy level 3.63±0.69 72.6 56.9 2.6
Getting less infections 3.50±0.74 70.0 50.9 6.6
Ease of use
*Prefer flexible schedules 3.20±0.91 64.0 25.5 45.1
Amount in one packet was just fine 3.80±0.62 76.0 79.1 4.0
Storage is easy 3.40±0.91 68.0 61.4 25,5
Need perception
Supplements are essential for growth 3.75±0.68 75.0 76.5 6.6
Like to continue using this product 3.41±0.95 68.2 62.8 25.5

*These items were reverse scored. Likert scale: Strongly agree = 5, agree = 4, neither agree nor disagree = 3, disagree = 2, strongly disagree = 1.