Table 2 Demographic characteristics of caregivers of children under 10 years in the end-line household survey
Characteristics | n (%) | Intervention Arm | Control Arm | X2, p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total caregivers | 637 (100) | 291 (100) | 346 (100) | |
Sex n (%) | 29.95, < 0.00001 | |||
Males | 34 (5.3) | 31 (10.7) | 3 (0.9) | |
Females | 603 (94.7) | 260 (89.3) | 343 (99.1) | |
Age (years) n (%) | 15.09, 0.0045 | |||
< 18 | 3 (0.5) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | |
18–30 | 264 (41.4) | 105 (36.1) | 159 (46.0) | |
31–40 | 214 (33.6) | 97 (33.3) | 117 (33.8) | |
41–50 | 106 (16.6) | 53 (18.2) | 53 (15.3) | |
> 50 | 50 (7.8) | 34 (11.7) | 16 (4.6) | |
Marital status n (%) | 10.07, 0.039 | |||
Single | 79 (12.4) | 29 (10.0) | 50 (14.5) | |
Married | 504 (79.1) | 238 (81.8) | 266 (76.8) | |
Separated | 18 (2.8) | 5 (1.7) | 13 (3.8) | |
Divorced | 17 (2.7) | 6 (2.1) | 11 (3.2) | |
Widowed | 19 (3.0) | 13 (4.5) | 6 (1.7) | |
Educational level, n (%) | 54.85. < 0.00001 | |||
None | 111 (17.4) | 79 (27.2) | 32 (9.2) | |
Primary | 148 (23.2) | 81 (27.8) | 67 (19.4) | |
Junior High | 317 (49.8) | 114 (39.2) | 203 (58.7) | |
Senior High | 43 (6.7) | 10 (3.4) | 33 (9.5) | |
Vocational training | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | |
University | 17 (2.7) | 7 (2.4) | 10 (2.9) | |
Religion, n (%) | 9.9463, 0.0069 | |||
None | 8 (1.3) | 6 (2.1) | 2 (0.6) | |
Christianity | 602 (94.5) | 266 (91.4) | 336 (97.1) | |
Islam | 27 (4.2) | 19 (6.5) | 8 (2.3) | |
Primary occupation, n (%) | 114.70, < 0.00001 | |||
Unemployed | 66 (10.4) | 36 (12.4) | 30 (8.7) | |
Farming/ Fishing | 218 (34.2) | 158 (54.3) | 60 (17.3) | |
Petty trading | 225 (35.3) | 55 (18.9) | 170 (49.1) | |
Civil servant/ Government official | 23 (3.6) | 10 (3.4) | 13 (3.8) | |
Artisan | 100 (15.7) | 31 (10.7) | 69 (19.9) | |
Other | 5 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | 4 (1.2) |