Table 1.
Demographic information reported by caregivers and collected during study sessions. ZAR = South African Rand (at the time of writing, USD1.00 = ZAR19.00).
| No. (%) with data | |
|---|---|
| Maternal education | 35 (100 %) |
| Completed Grade 8 to Grade 11 | 18 (51 %) |
| Completed Grade 12 | 12 (34 %) |
| Part of university/college/post-matric education | 4 (11 %) |
| Completed university/college/post-matric education | 1 (3 %) |
| Language spoken in home (primary) | 35 (100 %) |
| Xhosa | 34 (97 %) |
| Zulu | 1 (3 %) |
| Language spoken in home (secondary) | 14 (40 %) |
| English | 12 (34 %) |
| Another language (e.g. Sotho, Afrikaans, Shona) | 2 (6 %) |
| Household income | 35 (100 %) |
| Less than ZAR1000 per month | 6 (17 %) |
| ZAR1000-ZAR5000 per month | 21 (60 %) |
| ZAR5000-ZAR10,000 per month | 7 (20 %) |
| Unknown | 1 (3 %) |
| Hair height (cm) | 35 (100 %) |
| 0 cm ≤ 0.5 cm | 7 (20 %) |
| > 0.5 cm ≤ 1 cm | 7 (20 %) |
| > 1 cm | 21 (60 %) |