Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Mazabuka | Kafue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Total = 273) | (Total = 361) | ||||
| % | (n) | % | (n) | p-value | |
| Sex of head of family | |||||
| Male | 84 | (226) | 92 | (327) | 0.003 |
| Females | 16 | (43) | 8 | (30) | |
| Age of caretaker (years) | |||||
| <19 | 15 | (41) | 14 | (51) | 0.96 |
| 20-29 | 59 | (161) | 59 | (212) | |
| 30-39 | 22 | (60) | 23 | (83) | |
| 40-59 | 3.3 | (9) | 4 | (14) | |
| Caretaker-child relationship | |||||
| Mother | 98.2 | (268) | 99 | (357) | 0.368 |
| Other | 1.8 | (5) | 1 | (4) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 81.8 | (220) | 85 | (308) | 0.265 |
| Widowed | 4.1 | (11) | 2 | (8) | |
| Divorced | 3 | (8) | 2 | (8) | |
| Separated | 1.1 | (3) | 2 | (8) | |
| Single | 10 | (27) | 7 | (25) | |
| Educational level-caretaker | |||||
| None | 5.2 | (14) | 11 | (38) | <0.001 |
| Primary | 50.6 | (137) | 67 | (239) | |
| Secondary | 38 | (103) | 23 | (81) | |
| Tertiary | 6.3 | (17) | 0 | (1) | |
| Age distribution of the children | |||||
| <6 months | 28 | (76) | 31 | (111) | |
| 6 – 11 months | 26.2 | (71) | 30 | (107) | |
| >12 months | 45.8 | (124) | 39 | (140) | |