Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of Caretaker Respondents (%)
| Â | Degedege n = 135 | Malaria n = 72 | Homa n = 28 | Total n = 235 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Relationship to the child | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mother | 85.9 | 77.8 | 78.6 | 82.6 |
   Father | 10.4 | 15.3 | 17.9 | 12.8 |
   Grandmother | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
   Other | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
   Not specified | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Never married | 9.6 | 13.9 | 10.7 | 11.1 |
   Married | 83.0 | 77.8 | 71.4 | 80.0 |
   Separated, divorced | 5.9 | 8.3 | 14.3 | 7.7 |
   Widowed | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
   Not specified | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
Income | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Regular and dependable | 40.0 | 30.6 | 42.9 | 37.4 |
   Possibly | 17.0 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 13.2 |
   Uncertain | 10.4 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 8.1 |
   Not regular and dependable | 32.6 | 54.2 | 50.0 | 41.3 |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Farmer | 94.8 | 94.4 | 96.4 | 94.9 |
   Trade/Business | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
   Labourers | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
   Teacher | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Illness recognition | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Home | 79.3 | 72.2 | 50.0 | 73.6 |
   Shamba | 20.7 | 27.8 | 50.0 | 26.4 |