Table 1.
Characteristic | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Study site | ||
Urban | 302 | 68.3 |
Rural | 140 | 31.7 |
Caretakers’ Gender | ||
Male | 12 | 2.7 |
Female | 430 | 97.3 |
Education level of caretaker | ||
None | 55 | 12.4 |
Primary | 210 | 47.5 |
Secondary | 120 | 27.1 |
Tertiary | 57 | 12.9 |
Income of caretaker in Ugandan Shillings
per month* | ||
<50,000 | 293 | 66.3 |
50,000-200,000 | 8 | 1.8 |
200,000-500,000 | 40 | 9.0 |
>500,000 | 101 | 22.9 |
Head of household income per month* | ||
<50,000 | 156 | 35.3 |
50,000-200,000 | 193 | 43.7 |
200,000-500000 | 77 | 17.4 |
>500,000 | 15 | 3.4 |
Head of household sex | ||
Male | 301 | 68.1 |
Female | 141 | 31.9 |
Garden Ownership | ||
Yes | 278 | 62.9 |
No | 164 | 37.1 |
Full term pregnancy | ||
Yes | 417 | 94.3 |
No | 25 | 5.7 |
Sex of child | ||
Female | 228 | 51.6 |
Male | 214 | 48.4 |
Twin | ||
Yes | 17 | 3.8 |
No | 425 | 96.2 |
Birth weight < 2.5kgs | ||
Yes | 34 | 7.7 |
No | 408 | 92.3 |
*1 USD = 2500 UgShs 1 Euro = 3000 UgShs