Table 2 Key characteristics of households surveyed, Lubumbashi 2010

Household size

  1-5

74

29.5

  6-10

129

51.4

  ≥11

48

19.1

Number of parents in the household

  1

6

2.4

  2

245

97.6

Level of education of household head

  Illiterate

4

1.6

  Primary education

47

18.7

  Secondary education

145

57.8

  Higher education

55

21.9

Main income generating activity of the household head

  Inactive

29

11.6

  Paid on a daily basis

77

30.7

  Salaried employees and independent workers

139

55.3

  Corporate executives and professionals

6

2.4

Socioeconomic status of the household

  1 (Poorest)

52

20.7

  2

60

23.9

  3

39

15.5

  4

52

20.7

  5 (Richest)

48

19.1

Age of patients surveyed (years)

  ≤ 4

61

24.3

  ≥ 5

190

75.7

Sex of patients surveyed

  Male

105

41.8

  Female

146

58.2