Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, N = 433
Baseline socio-demographic characteristics | Total (%) | Periodic deworming of Index child | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 182) | No (n = 251) | |||
Mothers’ age | ||||
 – < 20 years | 7 (1.6%) | 3 (1.6%) | 4 (1.6%) | 0.123 |
 – 20–24 years | 51 (11.8%) | 26 (14.3%) | 25 (10.0%) |  |
 – 25–29 years | 150 (34.6%) | 52 (28.6%) | 98 (39.0%) |  |
 – ≥ 30 years | 225 (52.0%) | 101 (55.5%) | 124 (49.4%) |  |
Marital status | ||||
 – Single | 6 (1.4%) | 1 (0.5%) | 5 (2.0%) | 0.210 |
 – Married | 411 (94.9%) | 175 (96.2%) | 236 (94.0%) |  |
 – Widow/Divorced/Separated | 16 (3.7%) | 6 (3.3%) | 10 (4.0%) |  |
Mothers’ highest educational qualification | ||||
 – No formal education | 4 (0.9%) | 1 (0.5%) | 3 (1.2%) | 0.718 |
 – Primary | 30 (6.9%) | 11 (6.0%) | 19 (7.6%) |  |
 – Secondary | 165 (38.1%) | 67 (36.8% | 98 (39.0%) |  |
 – Post-secondary/Tertiary | 234 (54.1%) | 103 (56.7%) | 131 (52.2%) |  |
Mothers’ main occupation | ||||
 – Stay-at-home Mom | 83 (19.2%) | 27 (14.8%) | 56 (23.3%) | 0.211 |
 – Artisan/Lows skilled jobs | 33 (7.6%) | 13 (7.1%) | 20 (8.0%) |  |
 – Business/Trader | 142 (32.8%) | 61 (33.5%) | 81 (32.3%) |  |
 – Professionals/Civil servant | 175 (40.4%) | 81 (44.5%) | 94 (37.5%) |  |
Religion | ||||
 – Christian | 407 (94.0%) | 174 (95.6%) | 233 (92.8%) | 0.262 |
 – Muslim | 15 (3.5%) | 6 (3.3%) | 9 (3.6%) |  |
 – Traditionalist | 11 (2.5%) | 2 (1.1%) | 9 (3.6%) |  |
Fathers’ main occupation | ||||
 – Absent/Late father | 22 (5.1%) | 7 (3.8%) | 15 (6.0%) | 0.351 |
 – Artisan/Low skilled jobs | 75 (17.3%) | 34 (18.7%) | 41 (16.3%) |  |
 – Business/Trader | 182 (42.0%) | 70 (38.5%) | 112 (44.6%) |  |
 – Professionals/Civil Servant | 154 (35.6%) | 71 (39.0%) | 83 (33.1%) |  |
Sex of index child | ||||
 – Female | 222 (51.3%) | 86 (47.3%) | 136 (54.2%) | 0.173 |
 – Male | 211 (48.7%) | 96 (52.7%) | 115 (45.8%) |  |
Number of Children aged 2 to 5 years in the family | ||||
 – 1 child | 289 (66.7%) | 110 (60.4%) | 179 (71.3%) | 0.056 |
 – 2 children | 102 (23.6%) | 50 (27.5%) | 52 (20.7%) |  |
 – 3 children | 42 (9.7%) | 22 (12.1%) | 20 (8.0%) |  |
Total family monthly income a | ||||
 – < N75,000 | 292 (67.4%) | 121 (66.5%) | 171 (68.1%) | 0.756 |
 – ≥ N75,000 | 141 (32.6%) | 61 (33.5%) | 80 (31.9%) |  |
Sources of household drinking water b | ||||
 – Sachet water | 279 (64.4%) | 110 (60.4%) | 169 (67.3%) | 0.155 |
 – Tanker/Borehole | 153 (35.3%) | 70 (38.5%) | 83 (33.1%) | 0.263 |
 – Pipe borne water | 14 (0.9%) | 7 (3.9%) | 7 (2.8%) | 0.589 |
 – Rainwater | 5 (1.2%) | 3 (1.6%) | 2 (0.8%) | 0.654 |
 – Stream water | 4 (0.9%) | 3 (1.6%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0.314 |