Table 2.
Control (N = 347) n (%) |
Intervention (N = 395) n (%) |
|
---|---|---|
Demographic | ||
Age, mean (SD) | 29.5 (5.3) | 29.8 (5.5) |
Marital status | ||
Married | 136 (39.5%) | 190 (48.1%) |
Cohabitating with proposal for marriage | 78 (22.7%) | 67 (17.0%) |
Cohabitating without proposal for marriage | 30 (8.7%) | 35 (8.9%) |
Single | 77 (22.4%) | 88 (22.3%) |
Divorced/separated | 22 (6.4%) | 13 (3.3%) |
Widowed | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (0.5%) |
Highest level of education completed | ||
Less than primary school | 46 (13.3%) | 52 (13.3%) |
Primary school | 212 (61.4%) | 268 (68.5%) |
Secondary school | 87 (25.2%) | 71 (18.2%) |
Employment status | ||
Employed | 41 (11.8%) | 36 (9.1%) |
Self-employed | 155 (44.8%) | 164 (41.6%) |
Homemaker | 147 (42.5%) | 191 (48.5%) |
Student | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (0.5%) |
None | 2 (0.6%) | 1 (0.3%) |
Household economic indicators | ||
Main source of energy for lighting | ||
Electricity | 265 (76.4%) | 282 (71.4%) |
Solar | 14 (4.0%) | 13 (3.3%) |
Other | 68 (19.6%) | 100 (25.3%) |
Household floor made from cement or stone | 343 (98.8%) | 382 (96.7%) |
Main source of drinking water | ||
Piped into dwelling/plot | 73 (21.0%) | 53 (13.5%) |
Public/neighbors tap | 149 (42.9%) | 189 (48.0%) |
Water vendor | 109 (31.4%) | 99 (25.2%) |
Other | 16 (4.6%) | 53 (13.5%) |
Toilet | ||
Flush toilet used by household/family only | 50 (14.6%) | 38 (9.7%) |
Pit latrine used by household/family only | 32 (9.3%) | 63 (16.2%) |
Flush toilet shared with other tenants | 110 (32.1%) | 101 (25.9%) |
Pit Latrine shared with other tenants | 139 (40.5%) | 180 (46.2%) |
Flush toilet shared with a neighbor | 12 (3.5%) | 8 (2.1%) |
Had problems satisfying food needs in past 6 months | 128 (37.0%) | 118 (29.9%) |
Owed money to shops where they purchase food | 99 (28.5%) | 103 (26.1%) |