Table 2.
Basic socio-demographic characteristics of mother and child pairs
| Variables | Peri-urban farm area | Rural area | Peri-urban township area | p-value | Combined (N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household socioeconomic position | |||||
| Most poor | 21 | 123 | 7 | 0.000*** | 151 |
| Very poor | 33 | 55 | 64 | 0.000*** | 152 |
| Poor | 40 | 27 | 83 | 0.000*** | 150 |
| Less poor | 50 | 14 | 87 | 0.000*** | 151 |
| Least poor | 45 | 2 | 103 | 0.000*** | 150 |
| Observations (N) | 189 | 221 | 344 | 754 | |
| Maternal education | |||||
| Primary | 10 | 13 | 16 | 0.483 | 39 |
| Secondary | 156 | 209 | 248 | 0.000*** | 613 |
| Matric | 34 | 37 | 143 | 0.000*** | 214 |
| Observations (N) | 200 | 259 | 407 | 866 | |
| Maternal age | |||||
| ≤20 | 36 | 87 | 68 | 0.000*** | 191 |
| 21-30 | 130 | 151 | 264 | 0.120 | 545 |
| >30 | 34 | 27 | 81 | 0.005*** | 142 |
| Observations (N) | 200 | 265 | 413 | 878 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 40 | 101 | 117 | 0.000*** | 158 |
| Observations (N) | 200 | 263 | 408 | 871 | |
| Infant's sex | |||||
| Female | 110 | 143 | 196 | 0.093* | 449 |
| Observations (N) | 198 | 262 | 414 | 874 | |
| Household income | |||||
| Median (R/month) | 800 | 640 | 700 | 0.001*** | 735 |
| Interquartile range | (600-1300) | (320-860) | (400-1200) | (0-1200) | |
| Observations (N) | 176 | 222 | 299 | 697 |
*** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1
Reference categories for categorical variables used in the regression model in bold