Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study sample (n = 154)
Variable | Total n = 154 | Pwani n = 52 | Dar es Salaam n = 102 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Age (range) | 13.2 (11,18) | 13.8 (12, 16) | 12.9 (11, 18) | 0.000 |
Mean # of people (including self) in householda (range) | 6.4 (3,25) | 6.8 (3, 25) | 6.3 (3,15) | 0.596 |
% (n) | ||||
Religion | 0.000 | |||
Muslim | 63.6 (98) | 92.3 (48) | 49.0 (50) | |
Christian | 35.7 (55) | 5.8 (3) | 51.0 (52) | |
Father Muslim/ Mother Christian | 1 (0.6) | 1 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
Parent Mortalityb | 0.865 | |||
Both Parents Alive | 88.9 (136) | 92.3 (48) | 87.1 (88) | |
Mother Deceased | 2.0 (3) | 1.9 (1) | 2.0 (2) | |
Father Deceased | 8.5 (13) | 5.8 (3) | 9.9 (10) | |
Both Parents Deceased | 0.7 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 1.0 (1) | |
Mother’s Occupationc | .083 | |||
Professional/Technical/Managerial | 2.0 (3) | 0 (0.0) | 3.1 (3) | |
Clerical/ Sales & Services | 30.9 (46) | 41.2 (21) | 25.5 (25) | |
Manual (skilled or unskilled) | 28.9 (43) | 17.7 (9) | 34.7 (34) | |
Agriculture/Fishing | 7.4 (11) | 5.9 (3) | 8.2 (8) | |
Not currently working/Domestic Service | 26.9 (40) | 33.3 (17) | 23.5 (23) | |
Do not know | 4.0 (6) | 2.0 (1) | 5.1 (5) | |
Father’s Occupationd | 0.000 | |||
Professional/Technical/Managerial | 11.6 (16) | 10.2 (5) | 12.4 (11) | |
Clerical/Sales & Services | 13.8 (19) | 24.5 (12) | 8.9 (7) | |
Manual (skilled or unskilled) | 45.7 (63) | 16.3 (8) | 61.8 (55) | |
Agriculture/Fishing | 14.5 (20) | 28.6 (14) | 6.7 (6) | |
Not currently working/Domestic Service | 2 (1.5) | 0.0 (0) | 2.3 (2) | |
Do not know | 13.0 (18) | 20.4 (10) | 9.0 (8) | |
Puberty | 0.000 | |||
Started puberty | 52.6 (81) | 67.3 (35) | 45.1 (46) | |
Not started puberty | 47.4 (73) | 32.7 (17) | 54.9 (56) | |
Food Insecurity in Past 4 weeks | 0.493 | |||
Yes | 11.0 (17) | 9.6 (5) | 14.7 (15) | |
No | 89.0 (137) | 90.4 (47) | 85.3 (87) | |
Equity Tool Items | ||||
Tap water inside home | ||||
Yes | 56.5 (67) | 25.0 (13) | 47.1 (54) | 0.001 |
No | 43.5 (87) | 75.0 (39) | 52.9 (48) | |
Toilet inside house or compound | 0.274 | |||
Yes | 94.2 (145) | 98.0 (51) | 92.2 (94) | |
No | 5.8 (9) | 2.0 (1) | 7.8 (8) | |
Electricity inside house | 0.006 | |||
Yes | 66.2 (102) | 81.8 (42) | 58.8 (60) | |
No | 33.8 (52) | 19.2 (10) | 41.2 (42) | |
Someone in household with mobile phone | ||||
Yes | 100.0 (154) | 100.0 (52) | 100.0 (102) | |
No | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | |
Television inside house | 0.200 | |||
Yes | 66.2 (102) | 73.1 (38) | 62.7 (64) | |
No | 33.8 (52) | 26.9 (14) | 37.3 (38) | |
Main material of Floors | 0.081 | |||
Earth, Sand, Dung | 7.1 (11) | 9.6 (5) | 5.9 (6) | |
Ceramic Tiles | 24.0 (37) | 13.5 (7) | 29.4 (30) | |
Cement | 68.2 (105) | 76.9 (40) | 63.7 (65) | |
Carpet | 0.6 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 1.0 (1) | |