Table 1 |
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Summary of the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents by socio-economic status |
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Characteristics |
Total N |
Socio-economic status |
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Most poor (%) |
Very poor (%) |
Poor (%) |
Less poor (%) |
Least poor (%) |
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Total households interviewed |
1451 |
19.8 |
20.2 |
19.9 |
20.1 |
30.0 |
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CCF-enrolled households |
701 |
22.0 |
20.4 |
20.7 |
21.7 |
15.4 |
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Sex of household head (χ2 = 86.5; d.f. = 4; p < 0.001) |
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male |
1125 |
16.1 |
18.5 |
19.8 |
21.4 |
24.1 |
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female |
326 |
32.2 |
26.1 |
20.2 |
15.6 |
5.8 |
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Age of respondent (χ2 = 26.5; d.f. = 12; p = 0.009) |
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below 25 |
376 |
19.9 |
20.7 |
17.6 |
20.2 |
21.5 |
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25 to 34 |
443 |
23.7 |
23.3 |
17.8 |
17.2 |
18.1 |
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35 to 44 |
301 |
15.0 |
16.3 |
23.3 |
20.9 |
24.6 |
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above 45 |
322 |
18.6 |
19.3 |
22.4 |
23.3 |
16.5 |
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Educational level of respondent (χ2 = 44.9; d.f. = 12; p < 0.001) |
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none |
89 |
24.7 |
25.8 |
23.6 |
19.1 |
6.7 |
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primary |
1039 |
20.8 |
21.4 |
19.5 |
20.1 |
18.2 |
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secondary |
283 |
14.8 |
14.5 |
21.6 |
20.1 |
29.0 |
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college |
23 |
8.7 |
17.4 |
4.3 |
26.1 |
43.5 |
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Number of household members (χ2 = 100.0; d.f. = 12; p < 0.001) |
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2 to 4 |
384 |
27.1 |
26.3 |
21.6 |
14.3 |
10.7 |
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5 to 7 |
685 |
21.0 |
20.1 |
18.4 |
18.8 |
21.6 |
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8 to 10 |
299 |
10.0 |
15.4 |
22.1 |
29.4 |
23.1 |
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more than 10 |
73 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
16.4 |
24.7 |
39.7 |
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Number children (χ2 = 49.7; d.f. = 8; p < 0.001) |
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1 to 2 |
396 |
24.7 |
24.7 |
20.7 |
15.9 |
13.9 |
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3 to 5 |
715 |
20.3 |
21.0 |
18.7 |
19.3 |
20.7 |
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more than 5 |
328 |
12.8 |
13.4 |
21.3 |
27.1 |
25.3 |
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Number of wives of household head (χ2 = 37.3; d.f. = 8; p < 0.001) |
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1 wife |
918 |
22.8 |
21.6 |
19.9 |
19.9 |
15.8 |
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2 wives |
286 |
14.3 |
21.0 |
20.3 |
18.9 |
25.5 |
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more than 2 wives |
154 |
15.6 |
15.6 |
16.9 |
19.5 |
32.5 |
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Main source of household income (χ2 = 99.1; d.f. = 28; p < 0.001) |
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unskilled labour |
70 |
28.6 |
24.3 |
30.0 |
11.4 |
5.7 |
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skilled labour (craftsperson) |
16 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
18.8 |
18.8 |
12.5 |
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farming |
73 |
12.3 |
17.8 |
24.7 |
24.7 |
20.5 |
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small scale business* |
426 |
22.8 |
23.9 |
18.3 |
19.2 |
15.7 |
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other business |
179 |
17.9 |
21.8 |
18.4 |
19.6 |
22.3 |
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fishing |
472 |
17.8 |
17.6 |
21.2 |
22.2 |
21.2 |
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Salary/pension for employment |
73 |
4.1 |
12.3 |
16.4 |
19.2 |
47.9 |
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support from relative outside Rusinga |
116 |
27.6 |
19.8 |
12.9 |
19.8 |
19.8 |
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Monthly expenditure met by households(χ2 = 89.5; d.f. = 12; p < 0.001) |
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less than 1500 KShs |
186 |
34.9 |
26.9 |
17.2 |
16.1 |
4.8 |
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1500–3000 KShs |
422 |
20.9 |
23.0 |
20.9 |
18.5 |
16.8 |
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3000–4500 KShs |
434 |
15.9 |
19.6 |
22.1 |
20.3 |
22.1 |
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more than 4500 KShs |
232 |
10.3 |
14.7 |
19.0 |
26.7 |
29.3 |
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* fish mongering & vegetable sales |
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Opiyo et al. Malaria Journal 2007 6:48 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-48 |
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