Table 1.
Characteristics of UAE Infants and Toddlers ages 0 to 23.9 months FITS 2020 (n = 276)
| Characteristics | Total (n = 276) | Nationals (n = 180) |
Arab non-Nationals (n = 96) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SE | ||||
| Age (in months) | 8.8 ± 0.4 | 8.3 ± 0.5 | 9.6 ± 0.7 | 0.11 |
| n (%) | ||||
| Gender | 0.06 | |||
| Male | 151 (54.7) | 91 (50.6) | 60 (62.5) | |
| Female | 125 (45.3) | 89 (49.4) | 36 (37.5) | |
| Age | ||||
| 0 – 3.9 months | 82 (29.7) | 60 (33.3) | 22 (22.9) | 0.16 |
| 4 – 5.9 months | 31 (11.2) | 23 (12.8) | 8 (8.3) | |
| 6 – 8.9 months | 46 (16.7) | 25 (13.9) | 21 (21.9) | |
| 9 – 11.9 months | 27 (9.8) | 16 (8.9) | 11 (11.5) | |
| 12 – 23.9 months | 90 (32.6) | 56 (31.1) | 34 (35.4) | |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding at 4 months (among 0-3.9 m) | 38 (46.3) | 27 (45.0) | 11 (50.0) | 0.69 |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 months (among 0-5.9 m) | 42 (37.2) | 29 (34.9) | 13 (43.3) | 0.42 |
| Education of Mother | 0.001* | |||
| Up to Secondarya | 132 (47.8) | 99 (55.0) | 33 (34.4) | |
| University/Graduate Degree | 144 (52.2) | 81 (45.0) | 63 (65.6) | |
| Education of Father | 0.001* | |||
| Up to Secondarya | 133 (48.4) | 100 (55.6) | 33 (34.7) | |
| University/Graduate Degree | 142 (51.6) | 80 (44.4) | 62 (65.3) | |
| Employment Status of Mother | 0.60 | |||
| No | 198 (71.7) | 131 (72.8) | 67 (69.8) | |
| Yes | 78 (28.3) | 49 (27.2) | 29 (30.2) | |
| Employment Status of Father | 1.00 | |||
| No | 8 (2.9) | 5 (2.8) | 3 (3.2) | |
| Yes | 267 (97.1) | 175 (97.2) | 92 (96.8) | |
| Crowding Index | 0.01* | |||
| <1 | 30 (11) | 27 (15.3) | 3 (3.1) | |
| 1-2 | 169 (62.1) | 106 (60.2) | 63 (65.6) | |
| ≥2 | 73 (26.8) | 43 (24.4) | 30 (31.3) | |
| House Ownership (n = 242)b | <0.001* | |||
| Not owned | 131 (54.1) | 55 (35.3) | 76 (88.4) | |
| Owned | 111 (45.9) | 101 (64.7) | 10 (11.6) | |
| Dietary Supplement Usec | 0.67 | |||
| No | 114 (41.3) | 76 (42.2) | 38 (39.6) | |
| Yes | 162 (58.7) | 104 (57.8) | 58 (60.4) | |
*Indicates significance at p < 0.05
aUp to secondary school includes: No schooling, primary school, intermediate school, high school, or technical diploma
bHouse ownership has a different sample size of 242 as 34 participants did not answer the question
cDietary supplement use included taking any multivitamin, vitamins, or minerals (chewable, tablets or drops)
Percent population by Nationality: Nationals 65%; Arab non-nationals 35%