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. 2014 May 12;14(Suppl 1):S10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-S1-S10

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of sample (N;%)

Variables Pumwani (N=325) Baba Dogo (N=178) Total (N=503) p
Age group 18-21
22-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40+
9 (2.8)
32 (9.8)
101 (31.1)
98 (30.2)
62 (19.1)
23 (7.1)
20 (11.2)
46 (25.8)
66 (37.1)
32 (18.0)
11 (6.2)
3 (1.7)
29 (5.8)
78 (15.5)
167 (33.2)
130 (25.8)
73 (14.5)
26 (5.2)
0.000

Total 325 (100.0) 178 (100.0) 503 (100.0)

Ethnicity Kikuyu
Luo
Kamba
Luhya
Kisii/Kalenjin/Masai
Other
101 (31.1)
97 (29.8)
47 (14.5)
36 (11.1)
15 (4.6)
29 (8.9)
13 (7.3)
126 (70.8)
13 (7.3)
21 (11.8)
4 (2.2)
1 (0.6)
114 (22.7)
223 (44.3)
60 (11.9)
57 (11.3)
19 (3.8)
30 (6.0)
0.000

Total 325 (100.0) 178 (100.0) 503 (100.0)

Education Primary
Secondary
Post-Secondary
154 (47.4)
121 (37.2)
50 (15.4)
113 (63.5)
55 (30.9)
10 (5.6)
267 (53.1)
176 (35.0)
60 (11.9)
0.000

Total 325 (100.0) 178 (100.0) 503 (100.0)

Marital status Single
Married
Divorced/Widowed/Separated
44 (13.5)
250 (76.9)
31 (9.5)
23 (12.9)
145 (81.5)
10 (5.6)
67 (13.3)
395 (78.5)
41 (8.2)
0.286

Total 325 (100.0) 178 (100.0) 503 (100.0)

Husband/partner’s profession Civil service
Self-employed
Missing
Other
20 (6.2)
149 (45.8)
68 (20.9)
88 (27.1)
7 (3.9)
27 (15.2)
33 (18.5)
111 (62.4)
27 (5.4)
176 (35.0)
101 (20.1)
199 (39.6)
0.000

Total 325 (100.0) 178 (100.0) 503 (100.0)

Respondent’s profession Civil service
Self-employed
Caregiver
Other
9 (2.8)
113 (34.8)
152 (46.8)
51 (15.7)
4 (2.2)
38 (21.3)
103 (57.9)
33 (18.5)
13 (2.6)
151 (30.0)
255 (50.7)
84 (16.7)
0.016

Total 325 (100.0) 178 (100.0) 503 (100.0)

Monthly income < 5,000 KSH
5,000 - <10,000 KSH
10,000 - <15,000 KSH
15,000+ KSH
149 (45.8)
85 (26.2)
38 (11.7)
53 (16.3)
76 (42.7)
63 (35.4)
23 (12.9)
16 (9.0)
225 (44.7)
148 (29.4)
61 (12.1)
69 (13.7)
0.042

Total 325 (100.0) 178 (100.0) 503 (100.0)

How long lived in area <1 Year
1 - <2 Years
2 - < Years
3+ Years
55 (16.9)
30 (9.2)
33 (10.2)
207 (63.7)
54 (30.3)
21 (11.8)
21 (11.8)
82 (46.1)
109 (21.7)
51 (10.1)
54 (10.7)
289 (57.5)
0.001

Total 325 (100.0) 178 (100.0) 503 (100.0)