Table 1.
Socio-economic characteristics of study population.
| Characteristic | N = 450 |
|---|---|
| Mothers’ characteristics | |
| Age (years) [mean, (SD)] | 24.8 (6.2) |
| Marital status (n, %) | |
| Married | 73 (16.5) |
| Single | 294 (66.5) |
| Co-habiting | 71 (16.1) |
| Education (n, %) | |
| None/Primary | 51(12.2) |
| Secondary | 223 (52.1) |
| Tertiary | 153 (35.8) |
| Race/ethnicity (n, %) | |
| African Black | 383 (86.7) |
| Others | 51 (11.5) |
| Percentage unemployed (n, %) | 361 (81) |
| Ownership of home (n, %) | |
| Owned | 396 (89.2) |
| Rented | 48 (10.8) |
| Housing type (n, %) | |
| Formal housing | 361 (81.7) |
| Flat | 13 (2.9) |
| Backyard dwelling | 9 (2.0) |
| Informal house (shack) | 43 (9.7) |
| Other | 16 (3.6) |
| Fuel used for cooking (n, %) | |
| Electricity | 287 (64.8) |
| Paraffin | 31 (7.0) |
| Gas/Wood | 125 (28.2) |
| Fuel used for heating (n, %) | |
| Electricity | 220 (50.1) |
| Paraffin | 27 (6.2) |
| Gas/wood/coal | 80 (18.2) |
| None | 112 (25.5) |
| Source of drinking water (n, %) | |
| Indoor tap | 111 (25) |
| Outdoor tap | 265 (59.7) |
| Other (borehole and river) | 61 (15.3) |
| Perception that air quality is good in the neighborhood (n, %) | 358 (80.8) |