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Table 1 Demographic information of case study households

From: Affordability, availability and acceptability barriers to health care for the chronically ill: Longitudinal case studies from South Africa

Livelihood status

Household Pseudonym

Age of household head

Number of household members

Description of household structure

Chronic illness cases

Grants

Vulnerable

Silinda

49

8

Husband and wife (30 yrs), 3 sons/daughters (30-24 yrs), daughter in law (24 yrs), 3 grandchildren (7-yrs)

 

2 child support grants

Highly vulnerable

Nzima

37

2

Husband and wife (30 yrs)

Khulekani HV1

 

Highly vulnerable

Khosa

59

14

Mother, 9 sons/daughters (30 – 7 yrs), 4 grandchildren (4-1 yrs)

Essie HV4

1 disability, 3 child support grants

Highly vulnerable

Thobela

48

11

Husband and wife (47 yrs), 8 sons/daughters (27-12 yrs), 1 grandchild (8 yrs)

Bohani HV8, Sipho HV14

1 pension, 2 child support grant

Highly vulnerable

Whatty

unknown

9

Husband and wife (40 yrs), 7 children (20-5 yrs)

 

2 child support grants

Highly vulnerable

Nkuna

68

8

Husband and wife (53 yrs), 5 sons/daughters (24-11 yrs), 1 grandchild (6 yrs)

Florah HV5, Elphas HV13

 

Highly vulnerable

Manzini

49

4

Husband and wife (47 yrs), 1 daughter (18 yrs), 1 grandchild (2 yrs)

Phumuzile HV7, Ernest HV15

1 child support grant

Highly vulnerable

Mkhonto

42

6

Husband and wife(36 yrs), 4 sons/daughters (11-1 yrs)

Kulani HV3

2 pensions, 1 child support grant

Vulnerable

Mafuyeka

48

10

Mother, 6 sons/daughters (27-10 yrs), 3 grandchildren (7-5 yrs)

 

3 child support grants

Highly vulnerable

Tshabetha

69

13

Husband and wife (53 yrs), 7 sons/daughters (32-15 yrs), 4 grandchildren (12-4 yrs)

Railinah HV2, Philemon HV9, Jafeth HV11, Lindiwe HV12

1 pension

Highly vulnerable

Mhlanga

20

8

6 brothers/sisters (20-7 yrs), 2 sons/daughters (1 yrs)

Decan HV10

2 child support grants

Highly vulnerable

Sibuyi

38

4

Mother, 3 children (17-9 yrs)

Esther HV 16

1 child support grant

Highly vulnerable

Mnisi

46

5

Mother, 3 sons/daughters (30-16 yrs), 1 grandchild (11 yrs)

Polile HV6

1 disability grant

Secure

Makukule

83

11

Husband and wife (80 yrs), 4 sons/daughters (39-24 yrs), 5 grandchildren (19-1 yrs)

Nonhlanhla S29, S34

2 child support grants

Secure

Sithole

unknown

14

Husband and wife (40 yrs), 5 sons/daughters (15-1 yrs), sister/brother-in-law, nephews/nieces

 

1 disability grant

Secure

Zitha

70

3

Mother, 2 sons (32 yrs, 25 yrs)

Phinias S30, Precious S33

1 pension

Secure

Ndlazi

54

14

Husband and wife (50 yrs), 7 sons/daughter (33-18 yrs), 4 grandchild (11-4 yrs)

Dorcus S31

 

Vulnerable

Zitha

58

8

Mother, 4 sons/daughters (33-16 yrs), 3 grandchildren (16-1 yrs)

 

1 child support grant

Secure

Ngwenya

77

3

Mother, 1 grandchild (24 yrs), 1 great-grandchild (4 yrs)

Ruth S32

2 child support grants

Highly vulnerable

Dlamini

52

4

Father, 3 sons/daughters (22-18 yrs)

  

Secure

Madonsela

73

12

Mother, son (54 yrs) and wife, daughter (35 yrs), 9 grandchildren (23-5 yrs)

Khensani S28, Sbusiso S35

1 pension, 1 child support grant

Vulnerable

Mathebula

50

13

Husband and wife (38 yrs), mother in law (85 yrs), 10 sons/daughters (26-1 yrs)

Nomsa V17

2 child support grants

Highly vulnerable

Godi

55

2

Husband and wife (51 yrs)

  

Vulnerable

Mlambo

39

7

Mother, 2 sons/daughter (39-33 yrs), 3 grandchildren (10-2 yrs)

 

2 child support grants

Vulnerable

Magemezulu

56

6

Husband and wife (56 yrs), 2 sons/daughters (22 yrs, 18 yrs), 1 grandchild (14 yrs),

Johannes V22

1 child support grant

Vulnerable

Gumede

43

21

Husband and wife (27 yrs), 4 brothers/sisters (38-27 yrs) 4 sons/daughers (13-1 yrs), others

Lungile V18

1 child support grant

Vulnerable

Sondlana

46

7

Husband and wife (45 yrs), 5 sons/daughers (25-3 yrs)

Glory V19, Clifford V24

2 disability grants, 1 pension

Vulnerable

Ndubane

60

12

Husband and wife (54 yrs), 4 sons/daughters (28-13 yrs), 6 grandchildren (13-1 yrs)

Losta V20, Nkukueko V23, Freddy V26, Glory V27

1 disability grant

Vulnerable

Siwela

66

4

Mother, 1 daughter (41 yrs), 2 grandchildren (19 yrs, 15 yrs)

Vusi V21, Nancy V25

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