Table 1.
Characteristics of children ages 12–23 months and their families participating in the KEMRI/CDC HDSS June to July of 2003 cross-sectional survey in Gem, Kenya
| Characteristic | Participants (N = 244) | |
|---|---|---|
| n | Percent | |
| Mother's age (years) | ||
| 15–19 | 18 | 7.4 |
| 20–24 | 78 | 32.0 |
| 25–29 | 53 | 21.7 |
| 30–34 | 43 | 17.6 |
| 35–40 | 35 | 14.3 |
| 40+ | 12 | 4.9 |
| Missing | 5 | 2.1 |
| Child sex | ||
| Male | 119 | 48.8 |
| Female | 125 | 51.2 |
| Number of children in the household* | ||
| 1 | 27 | 11.1 |
| 2 | 39 | 16.0 |
| 3 | 37 | 15.2 |
| 4 | 34 | 13.9 |
| 5 | 30 | 12.3 |
| 6+ | 29 | 11.9 |
| Missing | 48 | 19.7 |
| Birth order* | ||
| Firstborn | 35 | 14.3 |
| Not firstborn | 155 | 63.5 |
| Missing | 54 | 22.1 |
| Mother alive | ||
| Yes | 241 | 98.8 |
| No | 3 | 1.2 |
| Mother with child at interview | ||
| Yes | 233 | 95.5 |
| No | 11 | 4.5 |
| Mother looks after the child | ||
| Yes | 229 | 93.9 |
| No | 15 | 6.2 |
| Maternal education level* (years) | ||
| < 8 | 132 | 54.1 |
| ≥ 8 and ≤ 12 | 21 | 8.6 |
| > 12 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Missing | 89 | 36.5 |
| Spouse occupation* | ||
| Subsistence farming | 74 | 30.3 |
| Skilled labor | 13 | 5.3 |
| Unskilled labor | 12 | 4.9 |
| Small business/business owner | 11 | 4.5 |
| Salaried worker | 9 | 3.7 |
| Other | 4 | 1.6 |
| Housewife | 3 | 1.2 |
| Spouse absent | 49 | 20.1 |
| Missing | 68 | 27.9 |
| Father's education level* (years) | ||
| < 8 | 88 | 36.1 |
| ≥ 8 and ≤ 12 | 23 | 9.4 |
| > 12 | 6 | 2.5 |
| Missing | 127 | 52.1 |
| Father's age* (years) | ||
| 20–24 | 5 | 2.1 |
| 25–29 | 24 | 9.8 |
| 30–34 | 13 | 5.3 |
| 35–40 | 23 | 9.4 |
| 40+ | 35 | 14.3 |
| Missing | 144 | 59.0 |
| Father alive | ||
| Yes | 211 | 86.5 |
| No | 19 | 7.8 |
| Missing | 14 | 5.7 |
| Household head occupation* | ||
| Subsistence farming | 113 | 46.3 |
| Skilled labor | 7 | 2.9 |
| Unskilled labor | 14 | 5.7 |
| Small business/business owner | 32 | 13.1 |
| Salaried worker | 8 | 3.3 |
| Housewife | 2 | 0.8 |
| Missing | 68 | 27.9 |
| Distance to the clinic where the child received last vaccination (km) | ||
| 0–1.99 | 96 | 39.3 |
| ≥ 2 | 147 | 60.2 |
| Missing | 1 | 0.4 |
| Distance to the nearest health facility (km) | ||
| 0–1.99 | 101 | 41.1 |
| ≥ 2 | 142 | 58.2 |
| Missing | 1 | 0.4 |
| Child is orphan | ||
| Yes | 22 | 9.0 |
| No | 209 | 85.7 |
| Missing | 13 | 5.3 |
*
This variable comes from the HDSS database, and the missing data are a result of incomplete HDSS records.