Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers and children.
| Characteristics of Caregiver2 | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Relationship | |
| Parent (mother) | 28 (90) |
| Aunt | 2 (6) |
| Grandmother | 1 (3) |
| Formal education | |
| Secondary | 18 (58) |
| Primary | 9 (29) |
| None | 2 (6) |
| Unknown | 2 (6) |
| Occupation | |
| Formally unemployed | 11 (35) |
| Farmer | 6 (19) |
| Unknown | 6 (19) |
| Formally employed | 2 (6) |
| Sugar estate worker | 1 (3) |
| Student | 1 (3) |
| Seller | 1 (3) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 11 (35) |
| Unknown | 16 (52) |
| Divorced | 2 (6) |
| Single | 2 (6) |
| Characteristics of Child | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 18 (51) |
| Female | 17 (49) |
| Characteristics of Household3 | |
| N° people | |
| <5 | 4 (22) |
| 5–10 | 10 (56) |
| >10 | 4 (22) |
| N° children | |
| 1–5 | 12 (67) |
| >5 | 6 (33) |
| TB contact | 7 (32) |
| Caretaker | 4 |
| Household contact | 3 |
Since the majority of participants of the incidence study were recruited passively (only 6% were recruited actively), all participants of group A and B, with the exception of one, were recruited from this group.
2 We were unable to identify demographic data of 4 of the caregivers from groups A and B and thus percentages are calculated over a denominator of N = 31.
3 This data was only collected for those that participated in the incidence study (groups A and B)