Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of sample (N = 2,720).
| Characteristics | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age of children (months) | ||
| 0–5 | 312 | 11.5 |
| 6–11 | 288 | 10.6 |
| 12–23 | 580 | 21.3 |
| 24–35 | 552 | 20.3 |
| 36–47 | 505 | 18.6 |
| 48–59 | 483 | 17.8 |
| Gender of child | ||
| Male | 1407 | 51.7 |
| Female | 1313 | 48.3 |
| Educational level of mothers | ||
| No education | 975 | 35.8 |
| Primary | 565 | 20.8 |
| Secondary | 1085 | 39.9 |
| Higher | 95 | 3.5 |
| Household wealth index | ||
| Poorest | 889 | 32.7 |
| Poorer | 575 | 21.1 |
| Middle | 516 | 19.0 |
| Richer | 404 | 14.9 |
| Richest | 336 | 12.4 |
| Occupation of respondent | ||
| Not working | 483 | 17.8 |
| Professional/technical/managerial | 99 | 3.6 |
| Clerical | 16 | 0.6 |
| Sales | 849 | 31.3 |
| Agricultural—self-employed | 878 | 32.3 |
| Agricultural—employee | 24 | 0.9 |
| Services | 23 | 0.8 |
| Skilled manual labour | 320 | 11.8 |
| Unskilled manual labour | 28 | 1.0 |