Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of respondents
| Variable | Categories | Baseline Survey | Midterm Survey (9 Months) | End term Survey (18 months) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mwingi West | Mwingi North | Mwingi West | Mwingi North | Mwingi West | Mwingi North | ||||||||
| Age | F | % | F | % | F | % | F | % | F | % | F | % | |
| 16-20 years | 8 | 1.9 | 12 | 2.9 | 14 | 3.4 | 18 | 4.4 | 29 | 7.0 | 20 | 4.8 | |
| 21-25 years | 35 | 8.4 | 63 | 15.3 | 61 | 14.8 | 59 | 14.3 | 64 | 15.3 | 76 | 18.1 | |
| 26-30 years | 106 | 25.5 | 134 | 32.6 | 141 | 34.1 | 127 | 30.8 | 112 | 26.9 | 117 | 27.9 | |
| 31-35 years | 149 | 35.8 | 139 | 33.8 | 126 | 30.5 | 143 | 34.6 | 132 | 31.7 | 138 | 32.9 | |
| 36-40 years | 113 | 27.2 | 57 | 13.9 | 69 | 16.7 | 59 | 14.3 | 80 | 19.2 | 63 | 15.0 | |
| 41-45 years | 5 | 1.2 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 7 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.4 | |
| Parity | 1 Child | 20 | 4.8 | 23 | 5.6 | 25 | 6.1 | 22 | 5.3 | 13 | 3.1 | 30 | 7.1 |
| 2 children | 19 | 4.6 | 22 | 5.4 | 28 | 6.8 | 15 | 3.6 | 26 | 6.2 | 13 | 3.1 | |
| 3 children | 60 | 14.4 | 58 | 14.1 | 74 | 17.9 | 64 | 15.5 | 65 | 15.6 | 67 | 16.0 | |
| 4 children | 105 | 25.2 | 124 | 30.2 | 93 | 22.5 | 93 | 22.5 | 122 | 29.3 | 89 | 21.2 | |
| 5 children | 93 | 22.4 | 89 | 21.7 | 95 | 23.0 | 113 | 27.4 | 99 | 23.7 | 100 | 23.8 | |
| 6 children | 63 | 15.1 | 74 | 18.0 | 66 | 16.0 | 82 | 19.9 | 65 | 15.6 | 88 | 21.0 | |
| 6 and above | 56 | 13.5 | 21 | 5.1 | 32 | 7.7 | 24 | 5.8 | 27 | 6.5 | 33 | 7.9 | |
| Education Level |
No education | 33 | 7.9 | 12 | 2.9 | 25 | 6.1 | 16 | 3.9 | 27 | 6.5 | 8 | 1.9 |
| Primary level | 141 | 33.9 | 86 | 20.9 | 127 | 30.8 | 108 | 26.2 | 102 | 24.5 | 124 | 29.5 | |
| Secondary level | 149 | 35.8 | 228 | 55.5 | 167 | 40.4 | 187 | 45.3 | 208 | 49.9 | 167 | 39.8 | |
| College/University | 93 | 22.4 | 85 | 20.7 | 94 | 22.8 | 102 | 24.7 | 80 | 19.2 | 121 | 28.8 | |
| Occupation | Not working | 8 | 1.9 | 10 | 2.4 | 13 | 3.1 | 15 | 3.6 | 34 | 8.2 | 15 | 3.6 |
| Peasant Farmer | 206 | 49.5 | 233 | 56.7 | 225 | 54.5 | 247 | 59.8 | 226 | 54.2 | 230 | 54.8 | |
| Business | 105 | 25.2 | 117 | 28.5 | 91 | 22.0 | 92 | 22.3 | 99 | 23.7 | 108 | 25.7 | |
| employment | 97 | 23.3 | 51 | 12.4 | 84 | 20.3 | 59 | 14.3 | 58 | 13.9 | 67 | 16.0 | |
| Marital Status |
Single | 21 | 5.0 | 31 | 7.5 | 30 | 7.3 | 44 | 10.7 | 40 | 9.6 | 34 | 8.1 |
| Married | 306 | 73.6 | 350 | 85.2 | 299 | 72.4 | 328 | 79.4 | 311 | 74.6 | 337 | 80.2 | |
| Windowed | 24 | 5.8 | 12 | 2.9 | 16 | 3.9 | 15 | 3.6 | 18 | 4.3 | 18 | 4.3 | |
| Sep./ Divorced | 65 | 15.6 | 18 | 4.4 | 68 | 16.5 | 26 | 6.3 | 48 | 11.5 | 31 | 7.4 | |
| Monthly Income | ≤2500 | 118 | 28.4 | 219 | 53.3 | 153 | 37.0 | 221 | 53.5 | 161 | 38.6 | 242 | 57.6 |
| 2501 - 5000 | 129 | 31.0 | 109 | 26.5 | 122 | 29.5 | 94 | 22.8 | 133 | 31.9 | 86 | 20.5 | |
| 5001 - 7500 | 45 | 10.8 | 32 | 7.8 | 53 | 12.8 | 29 | 7.0 | 47 | 11.3 | 22 | 5.2 | |
| 7501 - 10000 | 66 | 15.9 | 12 | 2.9 | 14 | 3.4 | 18 | 4.4 | 15 | 3.6 | 19 | 4.5 | |
| > 10000 | 58 | 13.9 | 39 | 9.5 | 71 | 17.2 | 51 | 12.3 | 61 | 14.6 | 51 | 12.1 | |
| F. and %. totals each Variable | 416 | 100 | 411 | 100 | 413 | 100 | 413 | 100 | 417 | 100 | 420 | 100 | |