Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents in the household sample) (n = 334)
| Characteristic | Number (%) |
| Sample origin (District) | |
| Mtwara rural | 110 (32.9) |
| Newala | 106 (31.7) |
| Tandahimba | 118 (35.3) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 31 (9.3) |
| Female | 303 (90.7) |
| Age group (years) | |
| 15 – 19 | 20 (6.1) |
| 20 – 24 | 50 (15.2) |
| 25 – 29 | 72 (21.9) |
| 30 – 34 | 55 (16.7) |
| 35 – 39 | 48 (14.6) |
| 40 – 44 | 27 (8.2) |
| 45 – 49 | 21 (6.4) |
| 50+ | 36 (10.9) |
| Highest education level | |
| Never attended school | 74 (23.6) |
| Some primary education | 55 (17.5) |
| Completed primary education | 179 (57.0) |
| Above primary education | 25 (8.0) |
| Main occupation | |
| Peasantry | 294 (88.0) |
| Housewife | 14 (4.2) |
| Petty business | 8 (2.4) |
| Formal sector | 6 (1.8) |
| Fishing | 6 (1.8) |
| Other (casual, unemployed) | 6 (1.8) |
| Religion | |
| Christian | 39 (11.7) |
| Muslim | 293 (87.7) |
| Other | 2 (0.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 38 (11.4) |
| Currently married | 242 (72.5) |
| Divorced/separated | 46 (13.8) |
| Widow | 7 (2.1) |