Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics and dietary diversity (n 273)

Demographic	Dietary diversity score				P-value
	Low (<4) n %		Adequate (≥4) n %
Parents/caregiver
Educational level
None	1	0⋅4	2	0⋅8	0⋅34
Low literacya	12	4⋅4	8	2⋅9
High literacyb	143	52⋅3	107	39⋅2
Employment status
Employed	46	16⋅8	30	11	0⋅03
Unemployed	110	40⋅4	87	31⋅8
Household income (ZAR)c
<2000	104	38⋅1	78	28⋅5	0⋅04
≥2000	52	19	39	14⋅4
Housing
Traditional housed	35	12⋅8	24	8⋅8	0⋅08
Shacke	32	11⋅7	21	7⋅8
Brick and mortar	89	32⋅6	72	26⋅3
Access to water
River	7	2⋅6	13	4⋅7	0⋅04
Boreholef	31	11⋅4	12	4⋅4
Communal tap	118	43⋅2	92	33⋅7
Type of energy used for cooking
Firewood	153	56	28	10⋅2	0⋅72
Gas	2	0⋅8	1	0⋅4
Electricity	1	0⋅4	88	32⋅2
Type of toilet
Bush	14	5	6	2⋅2	0⋅04
Pit toilet	141	51⋅6	109	40
Flushing toilet	1	0⋅4	2	0⋅8
Child
Age
3 years	84	30⋅7	52	19	0⋅09
4 years	72	26⋅5	65	23⋅8
Sex
Boys	79	28⋅9	57	20⋅9	0⋅66
Girls	77	28⋅3	60	21⋅9
Received grant
Yes	141	51⋅6	109	40	0⋅43
No	14	5	9	3⋅4

^aPrimary school.

^bSecondary and tertiary level

^c1 euro is equivalent to R17⋅50.

^dBuild using mud.

^eCorrugated iron.

^fComposition not treated or altered.