Table 1 Demographic and household characteristics of 166 respondents in Busoro and Ruhuha sector, Rwanda
Variables | Busoro, n (%) | Ruhuha, n (%) | Total | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
 Male | 38 (45) | 22 (26) | 60 (36) |  |
 Female | 46 (55) | 60 (73) | 106 (64) | 0.014 |
Age | ||||
 19–24 | 7 (8) | 8 (10) | 15 (9) |  |
 25–44 | 31 (37) | 42 (51) | 73 (44) |  |
 45–59 | 35 (42) | 23 (28) | 58 (35) |  |
 > 60 | 11 (13) | 9 (10) | 12 (12) | 0.222 |
Marital status | ||||
 Never married | 4 (5) | 7 (9) | 11 (7) |  |
 Married | 40 (48) | 36 (44) | 76 (46) |  |
 Living together | 16 (19) | 19 (23) | 35 (21) |  |
 Separated (Divorce) | 11 (13) | 5 (6) | 16 (10) |  |
 Widow | 13 (16) | 15 (18) | 28 (17) | 0.444 |
Education | ||||
 None | 16 (19) | 24 (29) | 40 (24) |  |
 Incomplete primary | 43 (51) | 31 (38) | 74 (45) |  |
 Primary | 15 (18) | 19 (23) | 34 (21) |  |
 Incomplete secondary | 5 (6) | 3 (3) | 8 (5) |  |
 Secondary | 5 (6) | 5 (5) | 10 (5) | 0.342 |
Occupation | ||||
 Farmer | 82 (98) | 73 (89) | 155 (93) |  |
 Self-employed | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 2 (1) |  |
 Private officer | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |  |
 Student | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |  |
 Unemployed | 1 (1) | 6 (4) | 7 (4) | 0.088 |
Ubudehe category | ||||
 Category 1 | 12 (14) | 16 (20) | 28 (17) |  |
 Category 2 | 37 (44) | 34 (42) | 71 (43) | 0.666 |
 Category 3 | 35 (42) | 32 (39) | 67 (36) |  |
Size of the household | ||||
 1 to 2 | 9 (11) | 9 (11) | 18 (11) |  |
 3 to 5 | 47 (56) | 48 (58) | 95 (57) |  |
 ≥ 6 | 28 (33) | 25 (31) | 53 (32) | 0.925 |
Bed net ownership | ||||
 No | 16 (19) | 28 (34) | 44 (27) | 0.028 |
 Yes | 68 (81) | 54 (66) | 122 (74) |  |
Mobile phone ownership | ||||
 No | 45 (54) | 45 (55) | 90 (54) | 0.866 |
 Yes | 39 (46) | 37 (45) | 76 (46) |  |