Table 1 General characteristics of caregivers, by study site
|  | Bondo DH N = 100 | Got Agulu SDH N = 100 | Ndori HC N = 100 | Madiany DH N = 100 | All sites N = 400 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 94 (94%) | 95 (95%) | 94 (94%) | 91 (91%) | 374 (93.5%) |
Age (mean in years) | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Brought female child | 53 (53%) | 48 (48%) | 50 (50%) | 47 (47%) | 198 (49.5%) |
Child’s age (mean in months) | 31.0 | 28.2 | 30.0 | 34.3 | 30.9 |
Relation to child | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mother | 91 (91%) | 93 (93%) | 81 (81%) | 86 (86%) | 351 (87.8%) |
Father | 6 (6%) | 2 (2%) | 3 (3%) | 5 (5%) | 16 (4.0%) |
Grandmother | 2 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 5 (5%) | 4 (4%) | 12 (3.0%) |
Othera | 1 (1%) | 4 (4%) | 11 (11%) | 5 (5%) | 21 (5.3%) |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No formal education | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | 3 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 7 (1.8%) |
Primary | 60 (60%) | 68 (68%) | 74 (74%) | 66 (66%) | 268 (67.0%) |
Secondary | 29 (29%) | 26 (26%) | 21 (21%) | 30 (30%) | 106 (26.5%) |
Post-secondary | 10 (10%) | 4 (4%) | 2 (2%) | 3 (3%) | 19 (4.8%) |
Able to read | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Kiswahili | 94 (94%) | 91(91%) | 97 (97%) | 93 (93%) | 375 (93.8%) |
Dholuo | 92 (92%) | 82 (82%) | 97 (97%) | 96 (96%) | 367 (91.8%) |
English | 86 (86%) | 91 (91%) | 81 (81%) | 92 (92%) | 350 (87.5%) |
Otherb | 1 (1%) | 18 (18%) | 2 (2%) | 2 (2%) | 23 (5.8%) |
Reached facility by | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Walking | 42 (42%) | 34 (34%) | 86 (86%) | 60 (60%) | 222 (55.5%) |
Boda boda | 52 (52%) | 65 (65%) | 10 (10%) | 40 (40%) | 167 (41.8%) |
Bus/matatu | 6 (6%) | 1 (1%) | 4 (4%) | 0 | 11 (2.8%) |
Has electricity at home | 29 (29%) | 22 (22%) | 17 (17%) | 8 (8%) | 76 (19.0%) |