Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 18–25 | 9 | 4 |
26–33 | 60 | 27 | |
34–41 | 91 | 41 | |
42–49 | 38 | 17 | |
> 50 | 15 | 7 | |
Don’t know | 8 | 4 | |
Relationship with child | Biological mother | 168 | 76 |
Grandmother | 38 | 17 | |
Aunt | 11 | 5 | |
Unrelated | 4 | 2 | |
Marital status | Married | 130 | 59 |
Widowed | 31 | 14 | |
Separated/divorced | 27 | 12 | |
Single mother | 33 | 15 | |
Highest education level | No formal schooling | 12 | 5 |
Primary level | 95 | 43 | |
Secondary level | 73 | 33 | |
Tertiary level | 40 | 18 | |
Don’t know | 1 | 1 | |
Employment status | Informal | 108 | 49 |
Formal | 62 | 28 | |
Casual (menial) | 13 | 6 | |
Unemployed | 38 | 17 | |
Household income | = < 10,000 | 93 | 42 |
(KES) | 11,000–20.000 | 42 | 19 |
21,000–30,000 | 22 | 10 | |
31,000–40,000 | 15 | 7 | |
41,000–50,000 | 11 | 5 | |
> 51,000 | 20 | 9 | |
Don’t know | 18 | 8 | |
Health insurance Status | No health insurance | 150 | 68 |
Employer health insurance | 46 | 21 | |
Personal health insurance | 18 | 8 | |
Don’t know | 7 | 3 |