Table 1.

Baseline demographic characteristics among children 6‐23 months in rural Democratic Republic of the Congo

	%	n	N
Children 6‐23 months			117
Baseline age (months)
Median ±SD (Min–Max)	12 ± 3 (6‐19)
Gender
Female	55%	64	117
Household member with any formal education	68%	80	117
Number of individuals in the household
Median ±SD (Min–Max)	6 ± 2 (2–17)		114
Household wall type
Mud	63%	72	114
Wood	9%	10	114
Concrete	6%	7	114
Brick	4%	5	114
Wood and Mud	4%	5	114
Other	13%	15	114
Baseline growth measurements
Stunted (LAZ < −2)	45%	53	117
Wasted (WHLZ < −2)	3%	3	117
Underweight (WAZ < −2)	10%	12	117
Minimum dietary diversity food groups
Group 1: Breast milk	97%	114	117
Group 2: Grains, roots and tubers	92%	108	117
Group 3: Legumes and nuts	20%	23	117
Group 4: Dairy products	9%	11	117
Group 5: Flesh foods	59%	69	117
Group 6: Eggs	6%	7	117
Group 7: Vitamin A‐rich fruits and vegetables	75%	88	117
Group 8: Other fruits and vegetables	18%	21	117
Minimum dietary diversity (≥5 Food Groups)	26%	30	117

Note: n represents the number of children with the individual or household level characteristics.

Abbreviations: LAZ, length‐for‐age Z‐score; SD, standard deviation; WAZ, weight‐for‐age Z‐score; WHLZ, weight‐for‐height/length Z‐score.