Knowledge and practices of traditional management of child malnutrition and associated pathologies in Benin

Table 3 Socio-demographic of surveyed mothers

Variables	Categories	Total	Percentage (%)
Occupation	Housekeeper	593	71.77
	Shopkeeper	209	23.51
	Civil servant	19	2.14
	Other	23	2.59
Age	10–20 years old	30	3.37
	21–30 years old	403	45.33
	31–40 years old	374	42.07
	41–50 years	67	7.54
	51–60 years old	15	1.69
Marital status	Single	35	3.94
	Divorced	11	1.24
	Married	815	91.68
	Widowed	28	3.15
Education level	Illiterate	541	60.85
	Primary	231	25.98
	Secondary	114	12.82
	University	3	0.34
Ethnicity	Adja and related	222	24.97
	Fon and related	450	50.62
	Dendi and related	188	21.15
	Gourmantché	15	1.69
	Peulh and related	3	0.34
	Yoa and related	2	0.22
	Yoruba and related	1	0.11
	Others	8	0.90

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