Characteristic | Total (N = 8,790) | Household food security statusb | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Food secure (n = 4,305) | Moderate food insecurity (n = 2,906) | Severe food insecurity (n = 1,578) | |||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Province | |||||
Harare | 1,529 (17.4) | 930 (21.6) | 439 (15.1) | 160 (10.1) | |
Manicaland | 3,564 (40.6) | 1,449 (33.7) | 1,366 (47.0) | 749 (47.5) | |
Mashonaland Central | 1,503 (17.1) | 818 (19.0) | 504 (17.3) | 181 (11.5) | |
Mashonaland West | 1,339 (15.2) | 713 (16.6) | 413 (14.2) | 214 (13.6) | |
Matabeleland South | 855 (9.7) | 396 (9.2) | 184 (6.3) | 275 (17.4) | |
Age, years (mean, SE) | 26.7 (0.09) | 26.2 (0.12) | 27.0 (0.12) | 27.4 (0.21) | |
Married or has a regular sexual partner | 8,152 (92.7) | 4,028 (93.6) | 2,691 (92.6) | 1,432 (90.8) | |
Education, highest completed | |||||
No education | 274 (3.1) | 99 (2.3) | 123 (4.2) | 52 (3.3) | |
Primary school (Standard 7) | 2,458 (28.0) | 966 (22.4) | 854 (29.4) | 638 (40.4) | |
Some secondary school | 2,469 (28.1) | 1,120 (26.0) | 855 (29.4) | 494 (31.3) | |
“O” Level or more (Grade 11) | 3,589 (40.8) | 2,120 (49.3) | 1,073 (36.9) | 396 (25.1) | |
Ethnicity | |||||
Shona | 7,341 (83.5) | 3,646 (84.7) | 2,516 (86.6) | 1,179 (74.7) | |
Ndebele | 586 (6.7) | 297 (6.9) | 116 (4.0) | 172 (10.9) | |
Kalanga/Other | 862 (9.8) | 361 (8.4) | 274 (9.4) | 227 (14.4) | |
Household size (mean, SE) | 5.2 (0.05) | 5.0 (0.06) | 5.2 (0.05) | 5.5 (0.08) | |
Asset Index (quartile) | |||||
1st (lowest) | 2,463 (28.0) | 862 (20.0) | 874 (30.1) | 726 (46.0) | |
2nd | 1,624 (18.5) | 748 (17.4) | 559 (19.2) | 317 (20.1) | |
3rd | 2,022 (23.0) | 1,016 (23.6) | 687 (23.6) | 320 (20.3) | |
4th (highest) | 2,681 (30.5) | 1,679 (39.0) | 786 (27.1) | 216 (13.7) | |
Lifetime births (mean, SE) | 2.7 (0.04) | 2.4 (0.04) | 2.8 (0.04) | 3.1 (0.06) | |
Infant alive | 8,726 (99.3) | 4,278 (99.4) | 2,882 (99.2) | 1,565 (99.2) | |
Infant’s age, months (mean, SE)c | 13.7 (0.04) | 13.6 (0.05) | 13.7 (0.07) | 13.6 (0.08) | |
Mother HIV-infected | 1,075 (12.4) | 414 (9.8) | 358 (12.4) | 304 (19.4) |