Table 2 Demographic data of FGD participants
Characteristic | Mothers | Fathers | Grandmothers |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall (N = 68) | Overall (N = 36) | Overall (N = 35) | |
Age in years (range) | 28 (18–45) | 38 (25–68) | 56 (25–87) |
Number of children | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Age of oldest child | 11 | 14 | 34 |
Age at birth of the oldest child | 18 | 24 | 18 |
Number of people in the household | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Number of people in the compound | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Education, n (%) | |||
 Completed Primary school | 48 (71%) | 17 (47%) | 32 (91%) |
 Completed Secondary school | 16 (22%) | 14 (39%) | 2 (6%) |
 Completed Tertiary school | 4 (7%) | 5 (14%) | 1 (3%) |
Occupation, n (%) | |||
 Business | 28 (41%) | 7 (19%) | 7 (20%) |
 Housewife | 21 (31%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (14%) |
 Fishing | 0 (0%) | 5 (14%) | 0 (0%) |
 Farmer | 8 (12%) | 13 (36%) | 21 (60%) |
 Other | 11(16%) | 11(31%) | 2(6%) |
Latrine ownership, n (%) | |||
 Yes | 28 (41%) | 23 (64%) | 25 (71%) |
 No | 40 (59%) | 12 (36%) | 10 (29%) |
Sanitation access, n (%) | |||
 Can access a latrine | 43 (63%) | 24 (67%) | 25 (71%) |
 Cannot access a latrine | 25 (37%) | 12 (34%) | 10 (29%) |
Shares a latrine, n (%) | |||
 Yes | 46 (68%) | 28 (78%) | 27 (77%) |
 No | 22 (32%) | 8 (22%) | 8 (23%) |
Primary water source, n (%) | |||
 River/lake/ pond/stream | 31 (46%) | 15 (42%) | 18 (51%) |
 Piped water | 18 (27%) | 7 (19%) | 7 (20%) |
 Water pan | 6 (9%) | 4 (11%) | 4 (11%) |
 Deep borehole | 9 (13%) | 4 (11%) | 1 (3%) |
 Open well | 0 (0%) | 4 (11%) | 0 (0%) |
 Other | 4 (5%) | 2 (6%) | 5 (15%) |
Distance to a primary water source, n (%) | |||
 Outside of compound | 65 (96%) | 35 (97%) | 33 (94%) |
 In own compound | 3 (4%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (6%) |