Table 1 Characteristics of the individuals who participated in the survey by county, Kenya, 2018
Characteristic | Nakuru (N = 6,127) | Marsabit (N = 6,999) | Kakamega (N = 7,468) | Siaya (N = 7,478) | Combined (N = 28,072) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Age (years) | |||||
<2 | 742 (12.1) | 684 (9.8) | 750 (10.0) | 693 (9.3) | 2,869 (10.2) |
2–4 | 906 (14.8) | 1,226 (17.5) | 1,119 (15.0) | 1,158 (15.5) | 4,409 (15.7) |
5–17 | 1,599 (26.1) | 2,207 (31.5) | 2,317 (31.0) | 2,580 (34.5) | 8,703 (31.0) |
18–49 | 2,545 (41.5) | 2,532 (36.2) | 2,777 (37.2) | 2,606 (34.9) | 10,460 (37.3) |
50–64 | 260 (4.2) | 238 (3.4) | 360 (4.8) | 314 (4.2) | 1,172 (4.2) |
≥65 | 75 (1.2) | 112 (1.6) | 145 (1.9) | 127 (1.7) | 459 (1.6) |
Sex (female) | 3,310 (54.0) | 3,577 (51.1) | 3,992 (53.5) | 3,959 (52.9) | 14,838 (52.9) |
Education | |||||
None | 1,352 (22.1) | 3,365 (48.1) | 1,613 (21.6) | 1,585 (21.2) | 7,915 (28.2) |
Pre-primary | 594 (9.7) | 685 (9.8) | 803 (10.8) | 1,028 (13.8) | 3,110 (11.1) |
Primary | 2,037 (33.3) | 2,170 (31.0) | 3,488 (46.7) | 3,653 (48.9) | 11,348 (40.4) |
Secondary | 1,493 (24.4) | 526 (7.5) | 1,171 (15.7) | 940 (12.6) | 4,130 (14.7) |
College/University | 601 (9.8) | 243 (3.5) | 378 (5.1) | 236 (3.2) | 1,458 (5.2) |
Unknown | 50 (0.8) | 10 (0.1) | 15 (0.2) | 36 (0.5) | 111 (0.4) |
Relationship with household head | |||||
Head | 1,297 (21.2) | 1,353 (19.3) | 1,392 (18.6) | 1,364 (18.2) | 5,406 (19.3) |
Spouse | 1,004 (16.4) | 1,057 (15.1) | 1,069 (14.3) | 1,047 (14.0) | 4,177 (14.9) |
Son/daughter | 3,077 (50.2) | 4,134 (59.1) | 3,843 (51.5) | 4,129 (55.2) | 15,183 (54.1) |
Grandchild | 432 (7.1) | 157 (2.2) | 836 (11.2) | 622 (8.3) | 2,047 (7.3) |
Other | 317 (5.2) | 298 (4.3) | 328 (4.4) | 316 (4.2) | 1,259 (4.5) |
Chronic medical condition | |||||
Any conditiona | 558 (9.1) | 771 (11.0) | 811 (10.9) | 718 (9.6) | 2,858 (10.2) |
Hypertension/heart disease | 156 (2.6) | 138 (2.0) | 221 (3.0) | 156 (2.1) | 671 (2.4) |
Diabetes | 44 (0.7) | 44 (0.6) | 62 (0.8) | 21 (0.3) | 171 (0.6) |
Cancer | 11 (0.2) | 7 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | 10 (0.1) | 32 (0.1) |
Arthritis | 49 (0.8) | 40 (0.6) | 115 (1.5) | 84 (1.1) | 288 (1.0) |
Ulcers | 309 (5.0) | 521 (7.4) | 377 (5.1) | 338 (4.5) | 1,545 (5.5) |
Asthma | 68 (1.1) | 80 (1.1) | 202 (2.7) | 224 (3.0) | 574 (2.0) |