Table 4 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers (n = 508)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentages |
|---|---|---|---|
Mother’s marital status | Ever married | 187 | 36.8 |
Single | 321 | 63.2 | |
Mothers’ level of Education | Low literacy | 206 | 40.6 |
High literacy | 302 | 59.4 | |
Mother’s employment | Employed | 90 | 17.7 |
Unemployed | 418 | 82.3 | |
Mother’s occupation | None | 418 | 82.3 |
Civil servant | 16 | 3.1 | |
Labour/domestic work | 74 | 14.6 | |
Child support grant | Yes | 441 | 86.8 |
No | 67 | 13.2 | |
Type of house | Brick | 319 | 63. 2 |
RDP/mud/shack | 189 | 36.8 | |
Household head | Self | 170 | 33.5 |
Spouse/partner | 193 | 38.0 | |
Parents | 117 | 23.0 | |
Grandparents | 19 | 3.7 | |
Relatives | 9 | 1.8 | |
Household income | ≤$70,53 | 180 | 35.4 |
$70.59 –$352.62 | 261 | 51.4 | |
$352.69 – $705.24 | 67 | 13.2 | |
Number of household members | 1 to 4 | 183 | 36.0 |
5 to 9 | 293 | 57.7 | |
≥10 | 32 | 6.3 | |
Number of household children | 1 | 30 | 7.5 |
2 | 132 | 24.4 | |
≥3 | 346 | 68.1 | |
Source of energy for cooking | Electricity | 399 | 78.5 |
Firewood | 83 | 16.3 | |
Paraffin | 17 | 3.4 | |
Gas | 5 | 1.0 | |
Coal | 4 | 0.8 | |
Refrigerator use | Yes | 426 | 83.9 |
No | 82 | 16.1 | |
Access to water | Yes | 375 | 73.8 |
No | 133 | 26.2 | |
Type of toilet | Flush toilet Pit toilet | 22 486 | 4.3 95.7 |