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. 2014 Jan 16;14:40. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-40

Table 3.

Maternal, household and community characteristics of boys (n = 189) and girls (n = 192), Agincourt 2007

 
 Boys
 Girls
  n % n %
Maternal characteristics (2 years previously)
Age (years)
  
  
  
  
 24–34
 58
 36.3
 47
 29.9
 35–49
 69
 46.3
 92
 58.6
 50+
 22
 14.8
 18
 11.5
Education
  
  
  
  
 No formal education
 38
 29.5
 39
 30.2
 Primary education
 36
 27.9
 33
 25.6
 Secondary education
 46
 35.7
 51
 39.5
 Higher than secondary
 9
 7.0
 6
 4.7
Nationality
  
  
  
  
 South African
 100
 67.1
 102
 65
 Mozambican
 49
 32.9
 55
 35
Marital/union status
  
  
  
  
 Currently in union
 86
 53.8
 90
 53.3
 Not in union
 74
 46.3
 79
 46.7
Co-residence with child
  
  
  
  
 Alive, co-residing
 134
 83.8
 137
 81.1
 Alive, not co-residing
 14
 8.8
 21
 12.4
 Dead
 12
 7.5
 11
 6.5
Household characteristics (2 years previously)
Age of household head (years)
  
  
  
  
 15–34
 7
 4.4
 4
 2.4
 35–49
 65
 40.6
 68
 40.2
 50+
 88
 55
 97
 57.4
Sex of household head
  
  
  
  
 Male
 106
 66.3
 118
 69.8
 Female
 54
 33.7
 51
 30.2
Household head education
  
  
  
  
 No formal education
 69
 48.6
 73
 48.7
 Primary education
 47
 33.1
 39
 26
 Secondary education
 25
 17.6
 33
 22
 Higher than secondary
 1
 0.7
 5
 3.3
Household head relationship to child
  
  
  
  
 Parent
 99
 62.7
 107
 63.3
 Grandparent
 49
 31.0
 52
 30.8
 Other
 10
 6.3
 10
 5.9
Enough food
  
  
  
  
 Yes, food secure
 127
 81.4
 138
 82.6
 No, food insecure
 29
 18.6
 29
 17.4
SES (wealth index tertile)
  
  
  
  
 Lowest
 54
 34.0
 61
 36.3
 Medium
 60
 37.7
 49
 29.2
 Highest
 45
 28.3
 58
 34.5
Community characteristics (2 years previously)
Area of residence
  
  
  
  
 Predominantly South Africa
 151
 94.4
 155
 91.7
 Predominantly Mozambican 9 5.6 14 8.3