Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of Mothers and Potential Kin
| Mother-Level (n=462) | Kin-Level (n=3,453) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Variables | Dependent Variables | ||
| Mothers’ Characteristics | Financial Support | 15.8 | |
| Age | Child Care Assistance | 17.8 | |
| 15–24 Years | 37.2 | Independent Variables | |
| 25–29 Years | 25.3 | Kin Characteristics | |
| 30–34 Years | 18.0 | Age | |
| 35 Years or More | 19.5 | 8 to 19 Years | 19.7 |
| Relationship with Child’s Father | 20 to 29 Years | 21.1 | |
| Still in Partnership | 8.0 | 30 to 39 Years | 11.0 |
| Never in Partnership | 29.2 | 40 Years or More | 11.4 |
| Partnership Ended | 34.2 | Unknown Age | 37.0 |
| Marriage Ended | 28.6 | Proximity to Child | |
| Ethnicity | Lives in Household | 31.1 | |
| Kikuyu | 41.8 | Close | 28.0 |
| Luo | 24.2 | Far | 10.4 |
| Luhya | 16.7 | Unknown Location | 30.6 |
| Kamba | 7.6 | Employment Status | |
| Somali | 6.1 | Employed, Full-time | 20.2 |
| Other | 3.7 | Employed, Part-time | 21.9 |
| Education | Not Working | 34.6 | |
| Some Primary | 24.0 | Unknown | 23.3 |
| Completed Primary | 61.0 | Education | |
| Completed Secondary | 14.9 | Some Primary | 26.7 |
| Employment Status | Completed Primary | 41.2 | |
| Not Working | 14.9 | Completed Secondary | 14.3 |
| Working | 85.1 | Unknown | 17.8 |
| HH income (in KSH) | |||
| < 5,000 | 26.0 | Relationship to Child | |
| 5,000 – 7,499 | 54.4 | Biological Father | 7.7 |
| >= 7, 500 | 19.6 | Sister | 5.0 |
| Wealth Quintile | Brother | 4.4 | |
| 1st quintle | 20.1 | Maternal Aunt | 26.0 |
| 2nd quintile | 19.9 | Maternal Uncle | 23.2 |
| 3rd quintile | 20.1 | Maternal Grandmother | 10.2 |
| 4th quintile | 20.1 | Maternal Grandfather | 6.3 |
| 5th quintile | 19.7 | Paternal Aunt | 7.4 |
| Number of young children | Paternal Uncle | 5.6 | |
| One | 75.8 | Paternal Grandmother | 2.7 |
| Two or more | 24.2 | Paternal Grandfather | 1.5 |
| Size of Potential Kin Network | |||
| <5 | 18.6 | ||
| 5–9 | 56.7 | ||
| 10–15 | 21.0 | ||
| >=15 | 3.7 | ||