Table 1:
Socio-demographic characteristics of school-going children from informal settlements in Nakuru town
| Characteristic | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age groups (years) | ||
| 8–9 | 50 | 20.2 |
| 10–11 | 167 | 67.3 |
| 12–13 | 11 | 12.5 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 141 | 56.9 |
| Male | 107 | 43.1 |
| Occupation of the parent | ||
| Unemployed | 39 | 15.73 |
| Farmer | 9 | 3.6 |
| Formal employment | 68 | 27.4 |
| Businessman | 76 | 30.7 |
| Informal | 41 | 16.5 |
| Source of water | ||
| Piped water indoors | 43 | 17.3 |
| Piped water outdoors | 139 | 2.1 |
| Wells | 5 | 2.1 |
| Water vendors | 22 | 8.9 |
| Rain water | 35 | 14.1 |
| Type of water used for drinking | ||
| Direct from source | 14 | 5.7 |
| Commercial treatment | 139 | 56.1 |
| Boiled water | 85 | 34.3 |
| Bottled water | 1 | 0.4 |
| Means of garbage disposal | ||
| Backyard | 53 | 21.4 |
| Farm | 19 | 7.7 |
| Outside/public disposal | 165 | 66.5 |
| Collected by garbage collectors | 10 | 4.0 |
| Means of fecal waste disposal | ||
| Private toilet | 73 | 29.4 |
| Shared toilet | 159 | 64.1 |
| Flying toilet | 1 | 0.4 |
| Where the child ate | ||
| In school | 171 | 69.0 |
| Home packed lunch | 77 | 31.0 |