Table 8.
Descriptive characteristics of households of the schoolchildren enrolled in the study.
| Urban n = 36 | Rural n = 33 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n | % | n | % |
| Sex of respondent | ||||
| Male | 2 | 5.6 | 3 | 9.1 |
| Female | 34 | 94.4 | 30 | 90.9 |
| Sex of the head of the household | ||||
| Male | 26 | 72.2 | 28 | 84.8 |
| Female | 10 | 27.8 | 5 | 15.2 |
| Level of education of respondent attended | ||||
| No schooling | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Some primary | 9 | 25.0 | 11 | 33.3 |
| Completed primary (class 8) | 12 | 33.3 | 17 | 51.5 |
| Some secondary | 2 | 5.6 | 3 | 9.1 |
| Completed secondary (class 12) | 10 | 27.8 | 2 | 6.1 |
| More than secondary | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Level of education of head of household | ||||
| Respondent is head of the HH | 1 | 2.8 | 8 | 24.2 |
| No schooling | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Some primary | 13 | 36.1 | 6 | 24.0 |
| Completed primary (class 8) | 5 | 13.9 | 10 | 40.0 |
| Some secondary | 4 | 11.1 | 6 | 24.0 |
| Completed secondary (class 12) | 12 | 33.3 | 2 | 8.0 |
| More than secondary | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Reason for settling in Nairobi/Kitui-West | ||||
| Born in this area | 2 | 5.6 | 7 | 21.2 |
| Moved here by marriage | 7 | 19.4 | 26 | 78.8 |
| Wanted better livelihood | 11 | 30.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Work in this area | 7 | 19.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Looking for job opportunity | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other 1 | 7 | 19.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Three main sources of income (multiple answers) | ||||
| Casual labor (temporary worker) | 12 | 33.3 | 21 | 61.8 |
| Sale of agricultural products | 1 | 2.8 | 12 | 35.3 |
| Employment | 19 | 52.8 | 3 | 8.8 |
| Petty trade | 15 | 41.7 | 5 | 14.7 |
| Sale of goods/crafts | 1 | 2.8 | 6 | 17.6 |
| Remittances from abroad | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8.8 |
| Other 2 | 6 | 16.7 | 1 | 3.0 |
| None | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
1 Good infrastructure (n = 1), cheap rent (n = 5), good security (n = 1); 2 Women’s group (microfinance) (n = 1), washing people’s clothes (n = 1), not specified (n = 5).