Table 2 Variation of retail sector net use with homestead wealth assets index, mother's education and travel time (hours) to nearest market centres among rural children < 5 years of age in four districts in Kenya, 2004
No nets (3193) n(%) | Retail sector nets (327) n(%) | Odds ratio (OR) (95% CI)† | Adjusted OR (95% CI)‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Homestead wealth assets index quintile | ||||
Most poor | 690 (21.6) | 18 (5.5) | 1 | 1 |
Very poor | 716 (22.4) | 34 (10.4) | 0.49 (0.25–0.95) | 0.48 (0.25–0.95) |
Poor | 679 (21.3) | 57 (17.4) | 0.78 (0.51–1.21)* | 0.78 (0.51–1.21)* |
Less poor | 644 (20.2) | 84 (25.7) | 1.19 (0.80–1.78) | 1.19 (0.79–1.78) |
Least poor | 410 (12.8) | 131(40.1)*** | 5.12 (3.38–7.97)*** | 5.30 (3.42–9.21)*** |
Not determined†† | 54 (1.7) | 3 (0.9) | - | - |
Mother's education | ||||
No education | 760 (23.8) | 47 (14.4) | 1 | 1 |
Primary incomplete | 998 (31.3) | 78 (23.9) | 0.79 (0.55–1.14) | 0.79 (0.56–1.10) |
Primary complete | 820 (25.7) | 94 (28.7) | 1.17 (0.79–1.73) | 1.21 (0.81–1.82) |
Secondary and above | 582 (18.2) | 107 (32.7)*** | 2.42 (1.64–3.57)*** | 2.92 (1.93–4.41)*** |
Not determined‡‡ | 33 (1.0) | 1 (0.3) | - | - |
Travel time to nearest market centre (minutes) | ||||
Mean (min, max) | 34.8 (1.2, 158.4) | 24.0 (1.2, 138.0) | ||
0–24 | 1745 (54.7) | 220 (67.3) | 1 | 1 |
>24–48 | 683 (21.4) | 77 (23.5) | 1.32 (0.70–2.51) | 1.28 (0.69–2.44) |
>48 | 765 (23.9) | 30 (9.2)*** | 0.25 (0.13–0.44)*** | 0.18 (0.09–0.38)*** |