Table 2.
Socioeconomic characteristics of the study population, stratified by setting and age group
|
Characteristics |
Town (N=108) |
Village (N=114) |
Hamlet (N=93) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Women |
Children |
Women |
Children |
Women |
Children |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
|
Sociodemographic indicator |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Poorest |
2 (8.0) |
2 (2.4) |
9 (14.8) |
7 (13.0) |
28 (96.6) |
59 (90.8) |
| Poor |
7 (28.0) |
30 (36.1) |
30 (49.2) |
27 (50.0) |
1 (3.5) |
6 (9.2) |
| Least poor |
16 (64.0) |
51 (61.5) |
22 (36.1) |
20 (37.0) |
0 |
0 |
|
Mean age (years) |
20.0 |
9.0 |
21.6 |
8.9 |
22.2 |
8.8 |
|
Female |
25 (100.0) |
38 (45.8) |
61 (100.0) |
19 (35.9) |
29 (100.0) |
31 (48.4) |
|
Principal language of the interview |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| French |
21 (84.0) |
66 (79.5) |
28 (45.9) |
14 (26.4) |
4 (13.8) |
3 (4.7) |
| Other |
4 (16.0) |
17 (20.5) |
33 (54.1) |
39 (73.6) |
25 (86.2) |
58 (95.3) |
|
Went to school |
15 (60.0) |
79 (95.2) |
21 (34.4) |
43 (81.1) |
6 (20.7) |
49 (76.6) |
|
Can read and write |
12 (48.0) |
73 (87.6) |
15 (24.6) |
32 (60.4) |
3 (10.3) |
26 (40.6) |
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Farmer |
1 (4.0) |
N/A |
33 (54.1) |
N/A |
25 (86.2) |
N/A |
| Merchant |
10 (40.0) |
N/A |
18 (29.5) |
N/A |
1 (3.5) |
N/A |
| Housekeeper |
6 (24.0) |
N/A |
8 (13.1) |
N/A |
1 (3.5) |
N/A |
| Student |
4 (16.0) |
N/A |
2 (3.3) |
N/A |
1 (3.5) |
N/A |
| Other | 4 (16.0) | N/A | 0 | N/A | 1 (3.5) | N/A |
N/A, not applicable.