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Table 3 Characteristics of sampled countries

From: No global consensus: a cross-sectional survey of maternal weight policies

Income group

n = 66

%

  High

29

43.9

  Upper-middle

21

31.8

  Lower-middle

13

19.7

  Low

3

4.5

Maternal weight policies

n = 66

%

  Formal

40

60.6

  Informal

13

19.7

  None

13

19.7

Respondent profession*

n = 66

%

  Researcher

42

63.6

  Clinician

30

45.5

  Nutritionist

10

15.2

  Other

8

12.1

  Government

6

9.1

Issuer of formal policy

n = 40

%

  Government

22

55

  Professional organization

8

20

  Partnership or other

10

25

  1. *Respondents were allowed to indicate more than one profession.